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New research reveals that common industrial and agricultural chemicals can inhibit gut bacteria, challenging previous ...

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Florida State University oceanographers have discovered a significant connection between small-scale microbial processes and ...

Ancient people may have jump-started wine fermentation not with fresh grapes, but by soaking naturally sun-dried raisins.

Obelisks—tiny RNA circles with protein-coding genes—have been found in the human microbiome, revealing a hidden RNA universe ...

Learn the difference between habitat and ecosystem, their definitions, examples, and key features. Understand how species live and interact in their environment.

Gut microbiota capable of metabolizing uric acid and purines may play a key role in reducing gout diagnoses, and although the ...

NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?

Heather Forrer, a Ph.D. graduate from the FSU Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science. (Courtesy of Heather Forrer ...

Research suggests that certain bacteria in the gut have a direct effect on how you think and feel, and the gut microbiome is ...

While studies show it can regulate stress hormones and improve sleep, experts caution about dosage, contamination, and its ...