Massive endeavor including Hopkins researchers and students aims to understand the planet's most biodiverse habitats ...

University of Warwick researchers discover rapid, jasmonate-driven, early immune response in plants using breakthrough live-imaging tool. Your ...

The Indore contaminated water crisis, where sewage leaked into drinking water, sickening hundreds and causing deaths, ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

Periodontitis is widespread and can have serious consequences for overall health. Researchers at Fraunhofer have identified a ...

Backyard bird feeders bring color and movement to a yard, but they also change how wild birds move around your property. If ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

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Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...

Abundance of severe gum disease like periodontitis may worsen disability for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease of the body ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

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