Even if we can't see them, microorganisms are everywhere, inextricably linked to life on Earth at every level. They range from pathogenic bacteria and viruses that can make us sick to the microbes ...

An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like ...

Through the air we breathe and the food we eat, we can't help but inhale and ingest tiny bits of plastic every day.

Zymo Research Corp., a global leader in molecular tools for the life sciences, is proud to announce the launch of the Fecal Microbiome Discovery Grant, a new initiative designed to support early-stage ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harvard Medical School Professor, Metabolic Health Innovator Metabolism is often reduced to a simple equation of calories in ...

A large-scale analysis suggested that the gut microbiome can be modulated by diet with both favorable and unfavorable effects on markers of health. By analyzing metagenomic, diet, anthropometric, and ...

Several new studies have highlighted the connection between the community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, and mental health. The gut microbiome seems to have a direct link to the ...

Until recently, knowledge of the human microbiome was limited due to the inability to successfully culture the majority of bacterial species in the laboratory. However, research focusing on the ...

A new study reveals that close social relationships can drive the transfer of gut microbes, independent of shared ...

Urban environments shape microbial exposure through building design, occupancy, ventilation, moisture, and contact with green ...