Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still ...

New research shows that we regularly transfer traces of our genital microbiomes to sexual partners—a discovery that could ...

New research has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly identify precision-based ...

The bacterial composition of our genital microbiome is as unique as we are, and it's transferred during sex, according to new ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the World Health Organization ...

Importantly, the same DNA sequencing technology that can identify bacterial “fingerprints” can also identify points of attack for clinicians. The researchers found success identifying separate ...

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers are helping to map the landscape of viruses that infect us all, and to analyze the impact they have on human health and disease.

Forensic scientists investigating cases of sexual assault may be able to use the genital microbiome to identify the ...