Ry Holland is a Research Fellow at Monash University funded by the Australian Research Council Special Research Initiative 'Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future' (SAEF). Their field work has ...

Scientists have engineered probiotic bacteria to act as tumor-seeking drug factories. In mice, these bacteria infiltrated tumors and produced a cancer-fighting drug right where it was needed. This ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

As mice age, changes in the microorganisms in their guts contribute to cognitive decline by altering signalling between the gut and brain. A series of studies in humans and with animal models have ...

A species of gut bacterium that proliferates as mice get older plays a part in the animals’ cognitive decline, a study finds 1. Researchers determined that the bacterium interferes with signalling ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Some extremophiles are beyond extreme, thriving in conditions that would wipe out most life-forms. Piezophiles are organisms that prefer ...

It all starts with a cow. These gentle, grass-chewing giants are the foundation of an entire food system built on milk. When a dairy cow becomes pregnant around one year of age, she begins a ...