Researchers created a powerful tool to trace how microbes spread between people, improving outbreak tracking and disease ...

TRACS is a new genomic tool that distinguishes closely related microbial strains, enabling accurate tracking of pathogen and ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision, offering new ways to prevent infections and improve treatments based on ...

The research, published on April 24th, 2026, in Nature Microbiology, describes how the new tool, called TRAnsmision ...

New research suggests gut bacteria differences could signal Parkinson's disease risk years before symptoms emerge, according ...

Free-living amoebae are emerging as a global health concern, fueled by warming temperatures and outdated water systems. While many are harmless, some can cause deadly infections and even protect other ...

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...

The findings, discovered by a team led by Dr. Sarah Moraïs, indicate that microbes respond not only to environmental ...

At sea, biologists discovered microbial partners that together produce nitrogen, a nutrient essential for life. The pair are in the process of merging into a single organism. Nitrogen is fundamental ...

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