Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...

The stakes could scarcely be higher. Scientists make key breakthrough in effort to protect food supply: 'We can better ...

Fungi evolved over a billion years ago - long before plants - reshaping the timeline of early life and Earth’s first ...

The emergence and global dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have become one of the most pressing threats to ...

Commensal microbes—especially those in the gut, skin, and oral cavity—are rapidly becoming programmable living therapeutics.

Welcome to the Fierce Biotech Graveyard, a yearly ritual where we remember all the biotechs we lost in 2025. While we're ...

Iowa State University researchers have unlocked new secrets within the bacteria responsible for the creation of thousands of fruits and vegetables as we know them today, with the goal of seeing how ...

With the release of a study that links the use of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with antibiotic pesticides to escalating bacterial resistance, public health advocates are renewing their call for ...

After examining the evolutionary history of fungi, an international group of scientists has concluded that these organisms first appeared between 900 ...

A mission to search for the origin-of-life on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, will be aided by University of Otago – Ōtākou ...

Professor Lindsay J Hall explains how introducing probiotics into neonatal care can help combat antimicrobial resistance in ...