Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided ...

Defenseless symbiont: A new bacterium ( Sodalis praecaptivus) can destroy the millions-year-old mutualistic relationship ...

Sodalis as a driver of symbiont replacementThe mutual dependence between insects and their bacterial symbionts ...

For decades, scientists have observed a clear pattern across the natural world: biodiversity tends to be higher near the ...

This marked the pivotal shift of human societies from hunter-gatherers to settled farmers. All this time, the friendship to ...

Donald Trump promised to usher in a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends.

"Using slurry improves soil fertility and reduces production costs by replacing synthetic fertilisers," notes Mwangi. He adds ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve new traits that meet the challenges of every environment they inhabit, from ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

Rebecca A. Drummond receives funding from the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and the Lister Institute for Preventative Medicine. Meningitis is an inflammation of the tissue lining that ...