Health
Fixing leaks in the gut may stall progression of HIV
A kidney disease drug could keep bacteria in the gut, preventing an immune response that can be lethal for people infected with HIV
News
Health
Why antibiotics are WMDs to our bodies’ microbes
Culture
Health
How to be a good mayor of your body’s microbe city
Features
Life
Itsy bitsy bacterium gets a bigger genetic code
News
Life
The bacteria that chat back and tell you how they are
News
Health
Heritage plaque: Our ancestors’ health read from teeth
Features
Flesh-eating bacterium is a child of the 80s
News
Earth
UN’s safe drinking water target was never really met
News
Environment
Whale’s bacterial stowaways reveal how stressed it is
Regulars
Health
I’m infiltrating the walled cities where bacteria hide
The biofilms that bacteria gather inside protect them and help them spread. Biologist Anders Hakansson is studying ways to breach those barriers
Opinion
Health
First twin astronauts take on space microbiome
News
Health
Liquid-crystal bath puts live bacteria on display
News
Earth
Starfish ripper hunted in wake of marine deaths
News
Health
Psychobiotics: How gut bacteria mess with your mind
Opinion