Disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms has been a major killer throughout history. Our species continued survival has been a source of fascination for people all the way back to prehistory. Over ...

What makes a human body? According to researchers, human cells tell but half the story. The other half involves the myriad of microorganisms that make up the microbiota — “alien” environments all over ...

A research team led by Nam Ki-taek, a professor at Yonsei University's Medical Life Sciences Department, and Jeong Ha-yeong, ...

A pathogen is a living thing that causes disease. Viruses and bacteria can be pathogens, but there are also other types of pathogens. Every single living thing, even bacteria themselves, can get ...

The human gut microbiota refers to the trillions of microbes, such as bacteria, that live in the human gut. The microbiome is the environment they live in. Most microbes in the body are useful, but ...

There are more than 50,000 different types of microorganisms known to scientists -– and they discover more every year. In a basement laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, two robotocists have ...