From oats to beans to chicory root, each type of fiber acts differently inside the body. New research is revealing how fiber ...

Microbes are part of the food we eat and can influence our own microbiome, but we know very little about the microbes in our foods. Now, researchers have developed a database of the “food microbiome” ...

The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...

Researchers from Università di Trento have found that regardless of what type of diet you follow, it’s the food quality and diversity that appear to have the biggest impact on the structure of the gut ...

NATICK, Mass. — Trillions of microbes in complex communities lie deep within our digestive systems. Despite being invisible to the naked eye, we feel and benefit from their influence constantly. This ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...

Share on Pinterest Different types of dairy products may have divergent effects on the gut, a new study suggests. Design by MNT; Photography by Grace Cary/Getty Images & Westend61/Getty Images. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microbes make a home among the starch grains of your sourdough starter. Daniel Veghte, CC BY-SA Sourdough is the oldest kind of ...

A CU Boulder-led study of sunflowers shows that their genes relate to the abundance of bacteria associated with resistance against one of the pathogens that causes white mold Sunflowers aren’t just ...

Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term ...