New gut health index distinguishes healthy and diseased microbiomes, offering a promising biomarker for early detection and monitoring.

Simulations and patient data indicated that it’s not just which gut microbes are present, but also how they interact, that ...

Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones and track how some illnesses progress by measuring how gut bacteria interact with one another. According to a study ...

Host microbial interactions are dynamic, reciprocal biological processes in which multicellular hosts and their associated microorganisms (commensal, symbiotic, or pathogenic) exchange signals, ...

Learn how octopuses use microbial signals to detect rotten food and unviable eggs.

Microplastics in soil can create tiny microbial hotspots, potentially reshaping soil health and the long-term sustainability ...