Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

The skin microbiome plays a key role in skin health and disease. While imbalances in skin microbiome composition are linked to disease, studying it has been challenging due to limited methods for ...

Culturing, a term for growing microorganisms in the laboratory, is a basic yet indispensable method in microbiology research. Microorganisms are often cultured in a liquid medium that provides ...

Learn how to make lactic acid bacteria to add beneficial microbial life to your garden Marco Thomas from Marco’s Microbes demonstrates how to make lactic acid bacteria from simple kitchen ingredients.

In a laboratory in Ulsan, South Korea, scientists have quietly pulled off what might become one of the most important advances in the race against infectious disease. They’ve built a test that can ...