Ancient Chinese Pagodas Are Being Eaten Away by Acid-Producing Microbial Biofilms
Researchers found that nitrifying microbial biofilms on thousand-year-old dark-brick pagodas in Leshan, China, may drive acidification that weakens the ancient...
Inside the Snake Gut: First Look at the Microbiome of a Himalayan Keelback
The first metagenomic and metabolomic survey of the orange-collared keelback reveals a shared core gut microbiome with segment-specific differences in...
Machine Learning Maps the Microbial Tipping Points of Bacterial Vaginosis
A new machine learning study identifies ten key bacterial species and visualizes the abundance thresholds that separate healthy vaginal microbiomes...
Which Utility Serves Your Tap Shapes the Viruses in Your Glass
A longitudinal study of household tap water finds that bacteriophage-dominated viral communities differ primarily by water utility and remain remarkably...
Organic Fertilizers Reshape the Hidden Fungal World of Soybean Roots
DNA sequencing of soybean rhizosphere soils in South Africa reveals that cattle dung and poultry waste fertilizers shape distinct fungal...
New HUGS Colon Model Runs 32 Gut Microbiome Fermentations in Parallel
A new in vitro platform called HUGS allows 32 parallel colonic fermentations with independent pH control, enabling rapid screening of...
Gut Microbes Shield Fly Larvae From Antimicrobial Triclosan’s Immune Damage
A new Drosophila study shows that gut bacteria blunt triclosan's damage to larval immune cells, and that germ-free larvae suffer...
How the Microbiome Shapes HPV Infection and Gynecological Cancer Risk
A new review synthesizes evidence that gut and vaginal microbiota dysbiosis promotes persistent HPV infection and the development of cervical,...
Missing Microbes Could Supercharge Permafrost Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new study shows that thawed permafrost soils across the Arctic lack key microbial functions, and that microbes migrating in...
Bacterial Tug-of-War: How Pseudomonas Smuggles a Signal-Lacking Enzyme Out of the Cell
Researchers have discovered that two outer membrane proteins act as molecular tethers, enabling the signal-peptide-free peroxidase DypB_(2985) of Pseudomonas putida...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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