Microbes in your gut might be impairing your memory
Gut microbes send different signals to the brain in people with obesity
Mapping extreme microbes in the Amazon’s Boiling River
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, biochemist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza investigates the medicinal properties of microbes flowing in a sacred boiling river
Meet Rebecca Lancefield, the revolutionary microbiologist whose work paved the way for antibiotics
The sage of Streptococcus wouldn't take "you don't belong here" for an answer
Cats communicate with the help of bacteria living in their butts
KittyBiome researchers want to study the cat microbiome to improve health and understand scent-based communication
The second big wave of crop domestication is happening within our lifetimes
The first steps towards microbial agronomy are being taken in an oasis in the desert
When your gut bacteria talk, your brain listens and replies
It's a conversation, one that may alter immune response and disease progression
What do we really know about the safety of probiotics?
Messing with our gut microbiome could hurt us
The next therapeutic frontier may be in your gut
Scientists are trying to harness the microbiome for healing
Three times Louise Slaughter used her microbiology training in Congress
The lawmaker, the only microbiologist in Congress, pushed for public health reform
Don't fear germs – at least not too much
Microbes are neither purely 'good' nor 'bad'
Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?
A microbiologist explains the latest gut science