Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

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Our gut houses a vast community of bacteria, a large number of which remain to be identified. Recently, an observation caught the attention of scientists: a specific group of bacteria, named CAG-170, ...

Millions of unknown microbial genes discovered in Antarctica’s ocean reveal a hidden ecosystem that may influence carbon cycling and climate.

Scientists from the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune have identified a previously unknown species of bacterium ...

An oncologist explains the findings.

The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem ...

Shinichi Sunagawa received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Chris Bowler does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

A doctor has shed light on "disease X" - the potential trigger of a future worldwide pandemic. Named by the World Health Organisation (WHO), this disease signifies the next hypothetical pathogen " ...