When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

Authorities in Suffolk County on New York’s Long Island are applying microbial DNA testing to identify an unidentified Asian ...

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, ...

Discover how Listeria bacteria communicate to develop antibiotic resistance and the implications for future drug development.

More than a year after investigators publicized sketches of facial reconstructions of an Asian man whose remains are considered part of the Gilgo Beach serial murder case, leads from the public have ...

The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human remains in Sabana de ...

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.