A coral’s microbiome is made up of microorganisms such as algae and bacteria, some of which are considered “symbionts” that co-evolved to live within a host coral.

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Very little is known about the creature Fractofusus, but now researchers from the University of Cambridge have found the earliest example of reproduction in the complex organism.

Researchers have developed CAPPSID, a novel cancer therapy that teams bacteria and viruses to infiltrate and destroy tumors.

In a rare case, one person contracted a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus after swimming at a Falmouth beach ...

Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane—a highly potent greenhouse gas that is warming planet Earth—come ...

Many insects live in symbiosis with certain species of bacteria. These bacteria make important contributions to their hosts' ...

Targeted vaccines and antiviral prophylaxis are expanding prevention options and redefining ‘safe sex’ for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Biosignals are signals that can be measured directly from biological organisms. Examples of biosignals include the electrocardiogram (ECG; electrical signal associated with the heart), electromyogram ...

Arrow's impossibility theorem is a social-choice paradox illustrating the impossibility of having an ideal voting structure.

Is it safe to swim at these Jersey Shore beaches? Health authorities placed six beaches in Monmouth and Ocean county under water quality alerts.

Four dead and 17 hospitalized from "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Louisiana waters. What to know about infections.