Chemotherapy’s gut damage turns out to have a surprising upside. By changing nutrient availability in the intestine, it ...
Chemotherapy reshapes gut bacteria in ways that send powerful signals throughout the body. These signals reprogram immune ...
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images Plus Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms ...
Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...
Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...
Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and ...