genomes

Microbes in Dental Plaque and in Soil Have Much in Common

A. Murat Eren, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the...

Oral Bacteria Adapt to Broad Variety of Environments

Some of the oral bacteria in human mouths also can be found groundwater deep...

THC Accelerates Head and Neck Cancer Growth

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular...

NYU Dentistry Receives $2 Million Grant to Study HIV Latency

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded a grant to researchers...

C Albicans Grows on Trees as Well as in Your Mouth

Most people host the common yeast Candida albicans at some point in their lives,...

Tooth Decay Culprit S Sobrinus Gets Its Genome Sequenced

While Streptococcus mutans often gets blamed for tooth decay, Streptococcus sobrinus also accelerates tooth...

Teeth Provide Clues to Plague Pathology

The Black Death killed between 30% and 50% of Europe’s entire population in the...

Genetic Roots of Cleft Lip and Palate Investigated

Cleft lip and palate are among the most common birth defects, affecting about one...