Using a series of case studies, Karl reviews several approaches and developments that are enabling new insights into oceanic microbial metabolism ... with understanding cell-to-cell variability ...

Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers ...

The human brain is an energetic marvel, consuming far more glucose relative to body size than nearly any other organ. This ...

Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in Cell, a team of researchers investigated the relationship between microbial load in fecal samples and variations in the ...

More information: Elizabeth K. Mallott et al, The primate gut microbiota contributes to interspecific differences in host ...

Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report. Treating pregnant mice with a common gut microbe resulted in ...

A groundbreaking study has identified a naturally occurring ligand derived from vitamin B6 that can activate immune cells to ...

Effective immunity hinges on the ability to sense infection and cellular transformation. In humans, there is a specialized molecule on the surface of cells termed MR1. MR1 allows sensing of certain ...