Scientists have long known that our skin is home to vast communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses. But knowing which ...

Plastic pollution is a global problem. It damages ecosystems, endangers animals, and in the form of nanoplastic particles, ...

A mouse stripped of its gut bacteria will binge on sugar water like it has never tasted anything sweet before. That ...

On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu ...

At first sight, stromatolites may seem unremarkable. The stromatolite formations found in Shark Bay, Western Australia, do ...

Can gut bacteria prevent autism? New research shows how the infant epigenome and microbiome interact to influence ASD and ...

Before a child speaks a first word or misses a developmental milestone, clues about autism and ADHD risk may already be ...

You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes – fungi, bacteria and viruses – ...

UTIA animal science faculty receive 5-year NIFA grant to study the process at the genetic, cellular and microbial levels.

Scientists have discovered previously unknown microbial communities living in hundreds of wild fish, revealing new insights ...

Solid tumors often contain regions with very low oxygen levels, especially in their inner core. While these hypoxic ...

Beef production depends heavily on how efficiently cattle convert feed into energy. By winning a federal award, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers are studying this process ...