These structures dominate the fossil record for more than 80 per cent of the Earth’s history.

Two UO scientists working on ways to make the indoor environment as healthy as the great outdoors are featured in an article that examines new disc

Our lungs make up a large part of our immune system.

The Scientist interviewed Steven Wilhelm of the Department of Microbiology for a story examining the cause of the destruction of archaea–single-cel

The gray section is the germinal center.

Probiotics are live microbes, such as yeast and bacteria, that can be consumed and have been shown to promote health.

URBANA, Ill. ­— For the past several decades, farmers have been abandoning their plows in favor of a practice known as no-till agriculture.

In the novel, the belligerent aliens are killed by Earthly microbes, against which they had no immunity.

Few treatments exist for bacteria-caused intestinal inflammation that leads to diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.

To help rebuild the arsenal against infectious diseases, many scientists are turning toward naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial pep

Hence, it shouldn’t come as a great surprise that human gene numbers may be of the same size as those of single-celled microbes like viruses and ba

Continuing research shows that micro biome (the trillions of tiny microbes in our digestive tract) has a huge impact on our metabolism, immune syst

In other words, there could be microbes that have never seen the sun or breathed atmospheric oxygen, could have thrived and evolved separately from

While a combination of antibacterial and antimicrobial medications are used to treat infections, these can differ in their properties, some of whic

In response to water scarcity and declining grades of ore, the mineral processing industry has been investigating ways to improve processes, such a

Under these conditions, the soil develops a crumb structure like fresh bread, and the beneficial microbes in the soil are able to thrive.

So, what will it be: Mars microbes or alien megastructures?

Going back to nose picking… What makes it potentially dangerous is the fact that there are microbes residing on our skin.

Micro-organisms such as Lactobacillus and others commonly called lactic acid bacteria (LAB) grow in milk and convert it to curd.

Hydrogen peroxide is widely known as a disinfectant for minor cuts and scrapes, but many people don't understand that it works simply by oxidi

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Victoria this fall, and they came with an entire entourage.

Astronauts ultimately could diagnose an illness, or identify microbes growing in the space station and determine whether they are a health threat.

If you add the microbes into this now it’s quite likely, not really proven.

The human body contains 10 times as many microbes (bacteria, fungi and viruses) as human cells on or in the body, from the skin to the gastrointest