Microbial ecology is the study of the interactions of microorganisms with their environment, each other, and plant and animal species. It includes the study of symbioses, biogeochemical cycles and ...

Professors Eric Déziel and Étienne Yergeau are leading two new Canada Research Chairs to study microbial interactions and ...

The space station is a critical platform for large-scale scientific experiments and an outpost for deep-space exploration. Within it, complex conditions such as microgravity, radiation, containment, ...

Researchers demonstrate how pairing immunization with beneficial bacteria can eliminate intestinal infections.

Scientists link baker’s yeast evolution to ancient human movements, suggesting we’ve been shaping microbial life far longer ...

After training as a pharmaceutical-technical assistant, I worked in a pharmacy before deciding to study biotechnology. In my ...

When seawater penetrates concrete in road tunnels, a biofilm is formed that breaks down the concrete. This can lead to high ...

Emma Lederer, a fourth-year doctorate in biology student who attended the event, said these findings highlight a crucial intersection between microbial ecology and climate change. “A lot of ecology ...

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and ...

If you've ever looked into the living conditions of astronauts in space, you probably know they make do with spartan ...

Microbes - alive and thriving -- have been found sealed within a fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock beneath Earth's surface.