Medicine & TechnologyA new study has found that some newly discovered cellulose-digesting microbes are notably rare among humans from urban and industrialized societies. Read to learn more.
In a recent study, researchers have identified a group of microbes which can help forensic experts calculate the time of death much more easily. Continue reading the article to find out more.
Contracting a pathogen doesn't guarantee illness. Check out this article to explore the "infectious dose" needed for microbes to cause sickness in humans.
When the bioengineered E. coli was exposed to a sample of brewery wastewater, the bacteria gobbled it up in over 50 hours, showing that the system could potentially enable energy production alongside simultaneous organic waste processing. Read to learn more.
A strange group of viruses called mirusviruses, which attack plankton in the ocean, might reveal the origins of herpes and give insights into the diversity of microbes in the sea. Read the article to learn more.
Many ocean microbes receive energy through chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis, providing insight into how life began. Read the article to learn more.
Researchers found a unique microbial population, similar to those seen in deep-sea vents, on a short-lived island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai. Read the article to learn more about it.