People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

Microbial ecology encompasses the study of diverse communities of microorganisms – including bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses and protozoa – inhabiting environments as varied as soil, water, plants ...

The primary goal of the TOMI project is to help organic vegetable growers improve the productivity and sustainability of their tomato crops by developing new biologically-based approaches to manage ...

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Virtually all multicellular organisms on Earth live in symbiotic associations with very large and complex microbial communities known as microbiomes. New research has just been published aimed at ...

Fermentation has re-emerged as a powerful biotechnology platform for developing sustainable, nutritious, and health-promoting foods. Advances in precision ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population, but the tiny microbes living on and around rice plants may be just as important as the crop itself. A new study reveals that the specific genetic ...

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The study identifies unique microbial taxa in Armenian AMD, emphasizing metal resistance genes and a novel strain with ...