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Emerging research suggests that our pets might be making our microbiome healthier.

Analysis of Arctic lake suggests viruses and bacteria locked in ice could reawaken and infect wildlife

An isolated bacterium discovered in an Algerian cave might be a solution to wheat gluten sensitivity, found joint research by Sweden’s Umea University and Algeria’s Constantine University. Gluten sensitivity is the body’s inability to digest or break down the gluten found in wheat and other grains. People with this digestive…

Previous research has found that items we utilise regularly in our homes can be home to hundreds of different bacteria's - making the whole household ill with just a touch.

A synthetic biologist explains how he programs bacteria to fix human and environmental problems

Because engineered living materials are made of living cells, they can be genetically engineered to perform a broad variety of functions.

A group of neuroscience researchers think Alzheimer's is an autoimmune condition — could this lead to a cure?

She was amazed at the microscopic world and thought the bacteria she could see was beautiful.

Scientists say it contains a natural drug that destroys lethal bacteria.