What do cattle, European badgers, and gut bacteria have in common? They are all central players in a complex web surrounding a disease that affects multiple species, often with devastating results—tuberculosis. Now, new ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2018
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While bacteria that produce electricity have been found in exotic environments like mines and the bottoms of lakes, scientists have missed a source closer to home: the human gut.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2018
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If you've ever had a gut feeling about a relationship, there may be more science behind it than you realise.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 5, 2018
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More than 1,000 species of bacteria have been identified in the human gut, and understanding this incredibly diverse "microbiome" that can greatly impact health and disease is a hot topic in scientific research. Because bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2018
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Trillions of tiny microbes and bacteria live in your gut, each with their own set of genes. These gut microbes can have both beneficial and harmful effects on your health, from protecting you against inflammation to causing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2018
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If you work in an office, the chances are there are some colleagues you would rather sit next to than others. But we're not just talking personality likes or dislikes here – what can also be a factor is how clean they keep ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 3, 2018
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The role of the microbiome is increasingly recognized as part of wellbeing. The most diverse and significant bacteria community is located in the intestines. It is believed that the manipulation of the microbiota can contribute ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2018
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Researchers at the Universities of Oulu and Jyväskylä, together with their collaborators in the U.S. and France, have shown that wild animals living in areas contaminated by radioactive material have a different community ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2018
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New insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome—the community of microbes that live inside us—has been published in the journal eLife.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2018
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Cattle on the Prairies are hundreds of kilometres from the coast and yet it's possible that seaweed could make its way into their diet as an additive.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 15, 2018
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