Human microbiome project
“Early estimates as to exactly how many unique genes [in the human microbiome] there may be range from [MORE]
Human microbiome
Cancer researchers at the University of Virginia have made an interesting observation that links microbe diversity in intestines to [MORE]
Stimulating the Vagus nerve
“Running from the abdomen up to the brain, it is perhaps not a surprise that the vagus [MORE]
Capsule assesses microbiome
Increasingly, the role of the microbiome is found to be implicated in many biological processes outside of the [MORE]
Healthy foods
“You are what you eat” is only a slight exaggeration. Albert Einstein wasn’t a great physicist because he ate [MORE]
Gut microbiome
Enteroendocrine cells in the human gut secrete serotonin, hormones and other chemicals that send signals to the brain via [MORE]
Intestine chip
Human cells that line the intestines, and the bacteria that live in that region have conflicting needs for oxygen. [MORE]
Genetic signal transmission system
Quoting directly: “Researchers from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have created [MORE]
Digestive system
In 2012, the University of California at San Diego’s internal review board approved a crowd funded microbiome project that [MORE]
Gut Bacteria by NIH
This piece reviews studies of the relationship between gut bacteria profiles and the effectiveness of anticancer drugs. [MORE]
Human Microbiome
The interaction of some three billion bacterial genes and twenty thousand human genes in the human microbiome is the [MORE]
Human Intestinal Cells
Perhaps you’ve seen those DNA tests that genealogy companies advertise on television. They might give a person a [MORE]
Forensic Science Lab
Establishing a time of death is crucial in murder investigations. But that can be particularly difficult if a [MORE]
SalmonellaNIAID
This is a story about an idea that obviously is not ready for prime time, but is fascinating nonetheless. Systems [MORE]