Over the past several years, research on bacteria in the digestive tract (gut microbiome) has confirmed the major role they play in our health. An international consortium, in which INRA participates, has developed the most ...
Biotechnology
Nov 25, 2014
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Microbiologists at NYU Langone Medical Center say they have what may be the first strong evidence that the natural presence of viruses in the gut—or what they call the 'virome'—plays a health-maintenance and infection-fighting ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 19, 2014
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The digestive tract of the world's most important agricultural pollinator, the honey bee, is a complex fermenting tank that serves up energy-providing short-chain fatty acids thanks to a host of microbial groups that reside ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2014
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An international team of researchers has for the first time deciphered the intestinal bacteria of present-day hunter-gatherers.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 15, 2014
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