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Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

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Learn how one-celled organisms, or single-celled organisms, helped build complex life.

Within recent years, many modelling approaches — based on limited plastic observations in river systems — have been designed to calculate plastic export from rivers to oceans; however, these models ...

As is the case so often in medical science, things are multi-layered and nuanced. Food plays a major part in ensuring a ...

A distinct set of microbes has been identified in people with obesity, which might help spot and treat the condition early – ...