Bacteria are classified into different groups depending on their shape. There are five distinct bacterial shapes: spherical, rod, spiral, comma, and corkscrew. Bacteria, just like any other living ...

In this episode of Health Decoded, science journalist Melissa Hogenboom takes us on a journey inside the human gut. She explains how a bustling community of trillions of cells influence almost ...

The microbiome shapes the development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and ...

Specific species of microbes appear to reduce the risk of diabetes and may even help restore lost pancreatic function, her ...

The microbiome shapes development of insulin-producing ... lost metabolic function in adulthood -- by providing specific gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and heal. The microbiome shapes ...