The field of microbial plant biostimulants is undergoing rapid innovation, particularly regarding fungi that facilitate improved crop performance and soil ...

Severe acute pancreatitis is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections that worsen outcomes and prolong intensive care stays. New evidence suggests that modulating the microbiome may ...

If our bodies are machines and food is fuel, it is safe to say that elite performance requires high-octane nutrition. As the Winter Olympics continue in Italy, the world watches as top athletes ...

With some luck, specialized equipment, a supervolcano and a narrow hole 30 stories deep, researchers demonstrated that earthquakes shake up more than just rocks—they also boost microbe populations ...

Protein just got a big boost from U.S. health officials. The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to "prioritize protein foods at every meal" and advise increasing daily intake — up to ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...

Viruses and bacteria usually show up in headlines as villains. Yet a growing wave of research says that’s only half the story. A team led by Flinders University microbial ecologist Jake Robinson ...

For more than three decades, Marion Nestle has been telling people what to eat. In the late 1980s, she edited the first Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health, then went on to co-write the ...

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has received considerable attention in the field of wastewater treatment over the past decade. This technology can simultaneously generate electricity and treat ...

Next time you're on social media consider this: one study evaluating influencer posts on Instagram found that 86 percent of nutrition content didn’t cite any scientific sources—and other research ...

Microbial systems offer distinct advantages in protein expression, saving costs and time, and offering well-characterized host genetics and ease of scale-up. 2 However, challenges remain in process ...