Quantum effects are no longer confined to ultra-cold chips and vacuum chambers. For the first time, researchers have ...

Poor sanitation, stress and disrupted diets can reshape gut bacteria in refugees, showing how social conditions can leave ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

Misinformation isn’t just human. A new study shows how false signals spread across biology, from bacteria to bird flocks.

All living things adapt to survive, and bacteria are no different. Over time, some harmful bacteria have become resistant to ...

A UCLA Nature study finds gut bacteria are rapidly evolving via gene sharing to digest ultra-processed foods, showing modern ...

Cheese seems to make everything better, doesn’t it? From buttery sharp cheddar to gooey ripe Camembert, cheese is delicious ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

Species of bacteria in the gut microbiome are evolving differently in industrialized and non-industrialized parts of the world, researchers have found. One adaptation that has become prominent in ...

Key takeawaysSpecies of bacteria in the gut microbiome are evolving differently in industrialized and non-industrialized parts of the world ...

Gut bacteria evolve rapidly in response to different diets, UCLA evolutionary biologists report in a new study. The ...