Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

People with anxiety can experience decreased microbial diversity and fewer short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, recent ...

There are roughly 30,000 different species of bacteria. Some can harm human health, while others can be helpful. Those that are helpful maintain overall health in the body. The most well-known ...

Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. Here’s how a colorful plate feeds the bacteria that help your body thrive. New research shows that eating a wide variety ...

Your gut microbiome, the bacteria, fungi and other microbes living inside your intestines, plays a role in many aspects of your health. A plentiful and diverse colony of helpful bacteria living in ...

The researchers continued to modify and culture it until they had bacteria that could use the compounds in nylon to create useful products, such as polyhydroxybutyrate – a biodegradable plastic ...

DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of ...

Lorenzo and his colleagues thought mosquitoes might be able to transfer these helpful bacteria into water sources that don’t have them, which Lorenzo likens to “preparing a place where the kids will ...

Among the existing ways to manage these compounds are probiotics, which introduce more beneficial microorganisms into the body, and prebiotics, which feed helpful bacteria in the gut. Now ...