Borneo’s small mammals, including rats and shrews, share gut bacteria in human-altered areas, revealing surprising microbial ...

After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have shown in a new study how activity of 'good' microbes in the gut is linked to ...

A small, preliminary trial and studies in mice draw links between fibromyalgia and alterations of the gut microbiome.

Scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice and ...

Scientists have discovered two new methane-producing archaea in the human gut, revealing surprising links to inflammation and ...

A study from Jiangnan University reveals that a gut microbe, Bacteroides vulgatus, can naturally regulate blood sugar levels ...

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

The gastrointestinal tract holds a vast community of diverse microbes, and many of them play crucial roles in our health. | ...

Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin ...

There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechanisms ...

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the ...

Bacteria living in the human gut are now found to evolve persistent resistance after brief exposure to antibiotics, and factors that promote this evolution have been identified, highlighting the ...