The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of ...

The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) was once widespread in the North Sea. However, overfishing, habitat destruction and ...

Scientists have found a way to use common bacteria as tiny, green chemical factories to replace a process that currently ...

Both polyphenols and probiotics are great for gut health for different reasons. Polyphenols feed existing bacteria, while probiotics introduce new bacteria into the gut.

The vaccine could replace the need for separate annual jabs for flu, Covid and cold viruses as well as providing defence ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

The "hygiene hypothesis" suggests exposure to diverse types of microbes may protect against developing diseases caused by allergens, but a new Cornell University study in mice reveals that adults' ...

Your body is with you 24/7. But how often do you actually stop to think about what it’s doing? Probably not much, and ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, lungs, and brain tissue. Environmental health advocate Lindsay Dahl explains ...

Understand the significance of proteo-transcriptomics in identifying vulnerabilities in Candida auris and addressing drug resistance.

Animosity toward out-groups can be a product of upbringing. Racial and other biases are a product of evolutionary survival pressures. We can counter our biases by accepting them, then consciously ...

The "hygiene hypothesis" suggests exposure to diverse types of microbes may protect against developing diseases caused by allergens, but a new study in mice reveals that adults' exposure to diverse ...