This project is not being offered for the current term. Please check back next semester for updates. The human gut is home to diverse microbes and has one of the highest density of microbes on Earth.

To better understand how microbes affect our health, researchers combined 119 species of bacteria naturally found in the human body. By Carl Zimmer Our bodies are home to hundreds or thousands of ...

A team of scientists in Switzerland is collecting and deep-freezing human poop in what they call a “doomsday” vault. The goal is to protect the invisible microbial world inside us for future ...

Scientists in Tokyo have uncovered “Inocles,” massive strands of extrachromosomal DNA hidden inside bacteria in human mouths. These giants, overlooked by traditional sequencing, could explain how oral ...

People go to great lengths to maintain youthful-looking skin with masks, creams and serums. Now, researchers have discovered compounds with anti-aging properties hidden beneath our own skin. The three ...