The unique blend of fungi and bacteria in a region's soil may be the strongest factor explaining its rates of childhood ...

New research led by New York scientists reveals that oral health doesn’t just protect your teeth—it may play a critical role in preventing one of the deadliest cancers.

Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the host and its resident. It may seem unusual, but complex cells are thought ...

A mineral-hogging fungus can “bully” bacteria into becoming more antibiotic resistant, according to new work published June 20 in the journal PLOS Biology by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists. The ...

A growing body of evidence indicates that the microbiome within the gut and tumors significantly influences cancer initiation, progression, and treatment response. Current research primarily focuses ...

Researchers have taken an important step in understanding the origins of complex life by recreating the beginnings of endosymbiosis—a phenomenon in which one organism lives inside another—in a ...

A microbe called Turicibacter improves metabolic health and reduces weight gain in mice on a high-fat diet. The results could lead to new ways to control weight by adjusting gut bacteria.

Most plant pathogens are specific to plants and do not pose a threat to human health, even if produce appears diseased.

Venom is not exclusive to animals—plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and even viruses use venom-like mechanisms for defense, predation, and competition. Dodder - Cuscuta on a potato bush. Review ...

The unique blend of fungi and bacteria in a region’s soil may be the strongest factor explaining its rates of childhood allergic disease, with certain assemblages of soil critters appearing linked ...