The rhizosphere--the thin region of soil surrounding and including the roots of plants--is a well-known hotspot for microbes like bacteria. These bacteria serve a host of beneficial functions for ...
Upon first glance, plant roots seem distinct from animal guts. However, like the intestines, roots are responsible for nutrient acquisition, they interact with robust microbial communities, and both ...
The new AI-powered workflow helps scientists identify which plant genes control the best microbial partnerships. This accelerates the engineering of microbiomes that help plants grow faster, require ...
Researchers have discovered that signaling occurring from the response of plant leaves to light, and plant roots to microbes, is integrated along a microbiota-root-shoot axis to boost plant growth ...
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $2 million federal grant to create tools that will provide the clearest three-dimensional images yet of ...
The field of gut microbiota research has undergone rapid expansion, uncovering the intricate relationship between microbial communities in the vertebrate ...
The fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains a mystery to researchers. A research team has made a breakthrough that provides insights into this ...
University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, ...
A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ocean's smallest organisms interact. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...