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The gut microbiome you develop early in life can have a lasting effect on your health.

Found in wetlands from Missouri to Massachusetts, the bacteria could be absorbing carbon dioxide on a large scale, underscoring the importance of conserving these threatened habitats, Washington University scientists say.

Some tuberculosis bacteria are harder to kill than others.Patients infected with certain drug-resistant tuberculosis strains have to take multiple鈥�

Ten years ago, Gautam Dantas stumbled across a strange phenomenon in the lab: bacteria that were able to feed on antibiotics.鈥淭he story really starts very鈥�

Scientists at Washington University have developed a genetic test that can be used to detect practically any virus known to infect humans.It could be鈥�

A team of researchers at Washington University has found that babies born prematurely have very different gut microbes than those of babies carried to鈥�

New research out of Washington University could help explain why malnourished children suffer long-term health effects, even after medical treatment.As鈥�

Researchers have completed the first comprehensive census of the human 鈥渕icrobiome鈥� 鈥� the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that鈥�

This article first, appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 13, 2009 - Are microbes making Americans fatter?The number of overweight and obese people in the鈥�