The phageome: a hidden kingdom in your intestine
You've probably heard of the microbiome—the hordes of bacteria and other tiny life forms that live in our intestines. Well, ...
Tag: Microbiology
The discovery of the world’s oldest cheese reveals a complex evolutionary relationship between humans and microbes
In the late 1970s, a team of archaeologists became obsessed with a set of mummies so peculiar that some thought ...
Pathogenic microbes can travel thousands of miles through the atmosphere.
During the Covid pandemic, it became clear that viruses can travel through the air, at least enough for a sneeze ...
The hidden arsenal of trillions of microbes that inhabit our bodies and that we eat
Recreation of some of the billions of microorganisms that inhabit the intestines.THOM LEACH / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA (Getty Images/Science Photo ...
Tupperware alert: radiation doesn’t prevent your microwave from being full of germs
At home, in the office, at university and even in laboratories: all microwaves, no matter where they are, are full ...
The largest hole in the rocks of the Earth’s mantle opens a window to the origin of life on Earth
The scene seemed straight out of a 19th century adventure book. The French geologist Rémi Coltat recalls that he left ...
Largest genetic analysis of colorectal cancer reveals DNA damage caused by tobacco and gut bacteria
Life may depend on a single letter. A person is made up of some 30 trillion cells, which act as ...
Liquid Animals: Why Getting Into Water Feels So Good For Us
We don't know why, but we like to feel inundated by the idea of water and its strange, almost magical, ...
By helicopter in search of an invisible world
A helicopter landed on July 5 on the shore of Lake Goter, one of the most remote lakes in the ...
NASA finds “intriguing” signs of possible microscopic life in the past on Mars
NASA scientists have just announced the discovery of signs in a Martian rock that could indicate the presence of life ...