C.A. Tolchinsky is a medical education learning specialist at Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine. Bryn Tolchinsky is a senior scientist at Eli Lilly. When medical students are ...

Industrial microbiology is a branch of applied microbiology that uses microbes, such as bacteria, algae, and fungi, to produce high-value products, including drugs and fuels. 1 This field of science ...

Here's a wild fact: your hands are basically a bustling city for millions of tiny, invisible creatures. Seriously, you're ...

Here the authors outline best practices for the development, implementation and evaluation of synthetic microbial communities (or SynComs) across different systems. Here the authors discuss the use of ...

Fueled by experimentation and imagination, we set out to grasp nature’s underlying design and purpose. A significant turning point came with decoding the genetic code, which revealed the basic ...

Our understanding of microbes' central role in host health & physiology, biogeochemical processes, and global change continues to expand. ESF's Microbiology program provides a basic education in the ...

Welcome to the Department of Microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham! We are thrilled to have you visit our website and learn more about our department's exciting research, educational ...

Despite their size, microorganisms loomed large this year. Whether they helped scientists better understand the role of the gut microbiome in pregnancy and offspring development or provided new ...

Aquaculture is expected to play an increasingly important role in global food security, yet the sector faces mounting pressures from intensification, ...

Microbiology investigates the mighty, minute organisms – including bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, protozoa and viruses – that play an essential role in our health and ecosystems around the globe.