The mix of microorganisms that inhabit a person's saliva are largely determined by the human host's household, new research shows. The study shows that early environmental influences play a far ...

Humans (genus Homo) and chimpanzees and bonobos (genus Pan) share roughly 99% of their DNA. But that doesn't necessarily mean we share the same bacteria. An organism's microbiome -- that is, all the ...

Bacteria found in people's spit does not vary much around the world, a surprising finding that could provide insights into how diet and cultural factors affect human health. IE 11 is not supported.

A new long-term study of human twins indicates the makeup of the population of bacteria bathing in their saliva is driven more by environmental factors than heritability. A new long-term study of ...

The fluid helps digest food, protects tooth enamel, polices microbes in the mouth, and forms a first line of defense against pathogens. ... Losing our fur has led to the lack of latherin in human ...

Increased meat consumption, cooking, agriculture, and diseases likely led to significant differences in the saliva of humans and their closest evolutionary relatives, gorillas and chimpanzees, ...

This is a cluster of Candida albicans fungus in blue (1) and Streptococcus mutans bacteria in green (2) from a sample of human saliva. You can also see bacteria-derived extracellular polymers known as ...

Humans carry a trove of microorganisms around with us, on our skin, in our mouths, and in our guts, among other places. ... "In this study, we exposed a variety of microorganisms to breastmilk and ...

A recent research published in Microorganisms revealed that a gene called “AMY1” encoded in the DNA in human saliva could be responsible for causing cavities and tooth decay, probably more ...

Microorganisms do not just colonize the body of mammals during infections. Billions of microbes can be found on and in healthy humans and animals at any given time, communicating with each other via ...

Human saliva is more adept at breaking down starch, modifying fat and detecting key flavors in human diet. The investigators discovered in humans higher amounts of amylase — an enzyme key to digesting ...