The discovery of biofilms dates back to the Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who first observed them on tooth surfaces and described these tiny organisms as “animalcules in the scurf” 1.

Human microbiome metabolism is intricately linked to health and disease 1. Investigating the relationships between intrinsic (e.g., genetics) and extrinsic (e.g., nutrition) contributing factors ...

Shortly after amputation of the posterior end, specialised epithelial cells begin to return to a special stem cell state (red). The missing segments are then recreated with the help of the newly ...