An analysis of the bones and teeth of ancient mammoths (Mammuthus) has identified some of the microorganisms that lived in the animals’ mouths and bodies more than one million years ago. The study, ...

A DNA analysis conducted on soil samples found within a Turkish cave system has revealed evidence of an ancient charcoal ...

Researchers have developed a new way to extract large DNA fragments directly from soil in order to piece together the genomes ...

Forgotten bottles uncovered Denmark’s early butter production methods. DNA analysis revealed both beneficial and harmful ...

The method offers a scalable way to scour unculturable bacteria for new drug leads and help illuminate a previously hidden microbial world.

Two forgotten bottles in a basement in Frederiksberg containing bacterial cultures from the 1890s have provided researchers ...

New research shows that colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial ‘fingerprint’. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second deadliest. The research could ...

A latest research, published in Nature Communications, revealed that our immune systems and oral health may benefit from ...

While scientists are amassing a fair amount of data regarding our gut microbiomes, the oral microbiome is a bit of a new ...

Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics ...