Crayfish and Rice Team Up to Build Stronger, Healthier Soil
A 13-month field study shows that pairing crayfish with rice stabilizes soil chemistry, reshapes microbial community assembly, and enriches functional ...
Tag: metagenomics
Pet cats and dogs carry richer viral microbiomes at home than on the street
A metagenomic survey of 245 cats and dogs in Shanghai found that household dogs carry the richest viral communities, challenging ...
Rare Hot-Loving Microbes Drive Toxic Souring in Oil Reservoirs
New research shows that rare, highly active sulfate-reducing bacteria, not the most abundant species, drive hydrogen sulfide production and biogenic ...
Global Study Maps Antibiotic Resistance Genes Across the Human Gut
A large-scale genomic and metagenomic study reveals how antibiotic resistance genes vary across populations, diseases and body sites, with pathogens ...
Rigorous Testing Reveals Weak and Inconsistent Microbiome Signals in Lung Cancer Tumours
A rigorous multi-method study of lung cancer patients finds that tumour, tissue, and blood samples yield weak, inconsistent bacterial signals ...
Hidden Microbes May Turn Himalayan Glacier Lakes Into Potent Methane Factories
A new study of Tibetan Plateau proglacial lakes shows that seasonal shifts in methane-producing and methane-consuming microbes control whether these ...
New R Package TrIdent Automates Detection of Virus-Mediated DNA Transfer in Microbiomes
Researchers have developed TrIdent, an open-source R package that automates the classification of transductomics data, revealing that low-abundance gut bacteria ...
How AI and Multi-Omics Are Unlocking the Hidden Microbial World Inside Tumors
A Genome Biology review charts how multi-omics technologies and artificial intelligence are transforming cancer microbiome research from observational associations toward ...
New Open Pipeline Speeds the Hunt for Unknown Viruses in Sequencing Data
Scientists have developed LazypipeX, a customizable and sensitive bioinformatics pipeline that accelerates the discovery of known and novel viruses from ...
Forest Soil Antibiotic Resistance Genes Prove Stubbornly Stable When Leaf Litter Is Removed
A metagenomic study of Chinese forest soils finds that removing leaf litter changes soil nutrients but leaves antibiotic resistance genes ...
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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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