Microorganisms News

Beijing - Some 1,300 species of microbes, including some associated with allergies and lung disease, have been detected adrift in Beijing’s thick smog.

A survey of bacteria in a University of Oregon building reveals that architecture influences the indoor microbiome. Patterns vary by age, space, locale and, surprisingly, architecture.

Microbial behavior matches that of economic markets, according to a new paper. Here microbes are said to ‘trade’ with each other. Sounds a little farfetched? Possibly not, although the idea is certainly radical.

Studies on decomposing mice suggest that the microbial content of a corpse can offer clues as to how old a body is and the approximate time that death occurred.

A new report suggests that a greater focus on the role of microbiology in agriculture combined with new technologies could help mitigate potential food shortages associated with world population increases.

The answer to the question, for the average person exposed to a typical environment, is 50 different types of fungus on the foot. Few of these are visible and very few will cause any harm.

A scientist has found, through experiments, that potatoes can be preserved for longer through the use of essential oils.

A common bacteria present on human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the causative agent of chronic sinusitis (a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses).

Imagine a cell phone that never loses power because its " battery " consists of millions of tiny bugs chomping on lunch, cranking out electrons for a continuos flow of electrical current. According to new research, microorganisms could power everything fr