The gut microbiome is complex, and can be affected by the things we eat, our physical habits, our genes, and other factors.

What we eat doesn’t just affect our bodies — it also shapes the evolution of the trillions of microbes living inside us. A ...

UCLA researchers found that gut bacteria are rapidly evolving in response to modern diets. Genes enabling digestion of industrial starches have spread quickly through microbial genomes via horizontal ...

A novel iLDS statistic uncovers adaptive gene sweeps in gut bacteria, highlighting evolutionary responses to modern diets and enhancing microbiome studies.

Ultra-processed diets are driving gut bacteria to evolve rapidly at a genetic level. Microbes now switch on DNA fragments to ...

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process When ...

Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in wastewater, including medications that people may be taking, like antibiotics. Low levels of antibiotics in wastewater can affect bacteria as well, ...

Bacteria produce a range of molecules that are secreted from the cell and can provide a benefit to the local population of cells. Laboratory experiments have suggested that these “public goods” ...

A new study has demonstrated that a natural bacterial defense mechanism against invading viruses can be used as a weapon to combat bacterial infection. The finding opens the door to new anti-bacterial ...