MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms — bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. RathBiotaClan covers the latest microbiology research, from infectious disease and the human microbiome to antimicrobial resistance and microbial ecology.
Scientists Confirm the First-Ever Human Cancer Caused by Tapeworm Cells Not Human DNA
For the first time, scientists have confirmed tapeworm cancer in humans, where malignant cells originated from a parasite rather than...
Why Epstein Barr Virus Lingers Dangerously in Some People
Imagine a virus that infects nearly everyone on the planet by adulthood, yet behaves like a harmless hitchhiker in most...
Scientists Find Hidden Diversity Inside Common Brain Parasite
The Toxoplasma gondii parasite, often called the "cat parasite," infects roughly one in three people worldwide, lurking quietly in the...
Zombie Ants Controlled by a Parasitic Fungus for 48 Million Years
For over 48 million years, the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus has refined its role as a master of biological manipulation. Scientists...
Scientists Link Gut Bacteria to Bipolar Depression in Mouse Study
Recent research from Zhejiang University in China reveals a profound link within the gut-brain axis bipolar depression connection. Specifically, scientists...
New Microbe That Breath Iron to Detoxify the Planet
Scientists have discovered a novel biological metabolism called Microbial Iron Oxide Respiration Coupled to Sulfide Oxidation (MISO). Specifically, this process...
Earth’s Sulfur Cycle Steps
The sulfur cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that tracks the movement of sulfur through key reservoirs on Earth, including the...
Oldest Known Microbial DNA Recovered from Mammoths Remains
Scientists discovered microbial DNA in woolly and steppe mammoth remains that date back more than one million years. This finding...
Scientists Discover Bacteria That Turn Plant Waste Into Green Energy
For many years, scientists have marvelled at certain bacteria’s ability to digest seemingly indigestible substances, including carbon from lignin. Lignin...
AI Honey Bee Disease Detection Revolutionizes Beekeeping Industry
AI honey bee disease detection represents a groundbreaking advancement in protecting our planet's most essential pollinators. This innovative technology addresses...
POPULAR NEWS
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
New Studys Says Gen Z is the least sexually active young cohort in modern recorded history
A generation that grew up with dating apps in their pockets, pornography a tap away, and sex discussed more openly...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
Step-Synchronized Brain Stimulation Reduces Falls in Small Parkinson’s Trial
Researchers have reported encouraging results from a small feasibility study testing a new form of adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS)...
A Father’s Touch in Infancy Can Shape a Child’s Health for Years, New Science Explains Why
A study from Penn State University has revealed something startling beneath that simplicity those early interactions carry biological consequences that...
South Asian Patients Have Been Left Out of Cancer Genomics for Decades & MutExpress-India Is Changing That
The databases that underpin modern cancer genomics have a geography problem. The gnomAD database the gold standard for allele frequency...
Biodiversity Loss Could Bankrupt Nations And Wall Street Hasn’t Noticed Yet
Every year, governments borrow trillions of dollars to function. The interest rate they pay depends almost entirely on their credit...
