Discovery of hundreds of human gut phages provides new approach to studying the gut microbiome

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor ...
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Gut microbiome and aging – Unlocking new frontiers in healthy longevity

As the population ages, Christian Brechot highlights the role of the gut microbiome in influencing health as we age ...

A mummy microbiome hides inside 1,000-year-old poop

In 2014, locals near Zimapán, Mexico discovered a mummy in an ancient rock shelter. Scientists believe that the Zimapán man ...
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Long-read sequencing uncovers massive DNA elements shaping human oral microbiome

Researchers including those at the University of Tokyo have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, giant DNA elements that had previously escaped detection. These appear to ...
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Microplastics found to change gut microbiome in first human-sample study

a pioneering COMET Module programme project led by CBmed research center in collaboration with international partners, is among the first to directly examine how different types of microplastics ...

Speaker at Del Mar Foundation Talk event to present ‘The Microbiome in Precision Medicine: how diet, the microbiome, and the immune system interact’

The Del Mar Foundation’s next DMF Talk featuring Dr. Jack Gilbert will take place Thursday, Oct. 9 at Del Mar Town Hall, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (wine and light refreshments beginning at 6 p.m.; Talk ...
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The Right Chemistry: There are more bacterial cells in your body than you think

I have a long-standing relationship with bacteria. These single-celled living organisms have wedged their way into my lectures ever since I started teaching in the 1970s. I have told many a story ...