Hemp has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses: CBD-rich varieties are in high demand for pharmaceutical products, while fiber-rich varieties are valued for industrial applications like ...

Coordinate plots of the root microbiome data revealed two major clusters, clearly separating samples based on whether they were from fertilized or non-fertilized fields (A). A machine learning model ...

To achieve this, Mueller transplants bacteria from one plant’s roots to a new generation’s seeds. With a gift of 50 seeds ...

Most microbes either help human health or do not affect people’s health one way or the other. Of the millions of types of microbes in the world, only a few make us sick. Microbes are organisms that ...

The idea that our workouts could benefit the trillions of microbes that live in our guts—bacteria and viruses that help our immune systems, metabolism, digestion, and other key bodily functions—isn’t ...

New research suggests oysters may rely on hidden microbes to help build their shells and maintain chemistry as oceans grow ...