New research spearheaded by McGill University has discovered that bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) found in the intestinal tracts of children may play a role in childhood stunting, a significant impediment to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2020
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A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on how human gut microbes break down processed foods—especially potentially harmful chemical changes often produced during modern food manufacturing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 9, 2019
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The human gut harbors trillions of invisible microbial inhabitants, referred to as the microbiota, that collectively produce thousands of unique small molecules. The sources and biological functions of the vast majority of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2019
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Newly discovered enzyme uses an unusual mechanism to generate a molecule with an eye-wateringly awful smell
Biochemistry
Feb 22, 2019
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Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2019
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Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have identified almost 2000 bacterial species living in the human gut. These species are yet to be cultured in the lab. The team used ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2019
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Certain bacteria dwelling in the human gut might feed depression, according to a new study that adds evidence to the theory.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 4, 2019
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The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in a mind-boggling network of positive and negative exchanges. Some produce substances that serve as food for other microbes, while others produce ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2018
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For researchers studying the possible connections between human health and the trillions of microbes that inhabit our digestive tract, what makes the work so exciting is also what makes it challenging.
Biochemistry
May 16, 2018
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Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a role in the onset of disease throughout the body. Now, in a study appearing in ACS Chemical Biology, scientists ...
Biochemistry
May 2, 2018
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