The White House has announced the "microbiome moonshot" – a push to understand the human microbiome.

When it comes to the relationship between people and soy—a replacement for animal proteins derived from soybeans—well, it's complicated.

Upending our entire understanding of inheritance, an infant can apparently inherit genes directly from her mother’s bacteria.

Unknown bacteria on the subway share a commute with many of us daily. Should we be concerned?

Julia Scott, a writer and radio producer in San Francisco, was recently a test subject for a living ...