China's national chief veterinary officer Jia Youling said here Wednesday that the Chinese government will not allow unsupervised scientific research on highly pathogenic microbes. In response to the ...

In recent years, scientists have begun to reveal the myriad ways that gut microbes can impact our health; they had identified ...

First elucidation of how insect gut microbes contribute resistance to pathogens. Identifies soil microorganisms that break through the gut epithelium and enter the body to activate the insect's immune ...

Researchers are combining vaccines with harmless bacteria that compete with intestinal pathogens for food. Studies on mice show that this combination is more effective than vaccination or treatment ...

After the recent pandemic, our use of disinfectants has increased, but are our efforts to create sterile urban environments backfiring? A new study published in the journal Microbiome has identified ...

Boston's subway system, known as the T, might be just as bacteria-laden as you'd expect but organisms found there are largely from normal human skin and incapable of causing disease, according to a ...

When it comes to the air in public places, germophobes can breathe a bit easier. According to a new Northwestern University study, the ambient air on airplanes and in hospitals mostly contains ...

Scientists in Shanghai have unraveled how plants distinguish between beneficial and harmful microbes in soil at the molecular level, a discovery that could significantly impact green agriculture and ...

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, hand sanitisers and sprays have become staple features in cities around the world. But our efforts to create 'sterile urban environments' in offices, schools, and shopping ...