Antibiotics have been administered to agricultural animals for disease treatment, disease prevention, and growth promotion for over 50 years. The impact of such antibiotic use on the treatment of human diseases is hotly debated. This study examined differences in pigs receiving antibiotics and those who did not. Antibiotic resistance genes ...

Can scientists stop white-nose syndrome, a new disease that is killing bats in catastrophic numbers?

Science writer Carl Zimmer writes a masterful blog piece tracing the history of the study of ecosystems, from lakes to the human microbiome. Just one interesting fact: In their lifetimes, individual humans will produce about five elephants worth of microbes.

A new hip-hop show about evolution is scientifically accurate, and even more fun than a lecture.

Reinforce good hand hygiene this holiday season with downloadable posters, cold and flu toolkit, and other educational resources.

The CDC notes that up to 80 percent of infections may be spread by hand contact. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers work by disrupting the outer coat of viruses and bacteria.

Evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson muses on what genome she would most like to see sequenced and asks what does knowing a wholme genome sequence actually tell us?