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Gastrointestinal Physiology
Gastrointestinal physiology concerns any part of the digestive tract from the oesophagus to the anus and also of the liver, biliary tract and the pancreas. The function of the GI tract is to process ingested food by mechanical and chemical means, extract nutrients and excrete waste products.
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MAR 04, 2022Microbiology
The importance of the huge community of microorganisms in the gut has been revealed by genetic tools and research techni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2022Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and all of those cells have their own genomes are proteins, m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2022Cannabis Sciences
With more states and countries legalizing cannabis, medical professionals are witnessing an increasing number of patient ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 20, 2022Microbiology
Microbes in the gut have been shown to have a powerful influence on many aspects of our biology and well being. Scientis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Germ cells are not like most other cell types, because they are able to undergo meiosis to produce gametes as well as mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 02, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria can easily pass bits of DNA to one another, this process, known as horizontal gene exchange, is known to be inv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2022Microbiology
We are closely connected to the microbes in our gastrointestinal tract. They have a significant influence on various asp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Glia were once thought of as cells that provide support to neurons in the brain. But researchers at the Crick Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There's been a lot of debate about whether carbohydrates are healthy or harmful. While the body needs some carbohydrates ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2021Microbiology
The bacteria that live in the gut microbiome have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason; gut bacteria have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Microbiology
The gastrointestinal tract is full of microbes, all with their own genomes and characteristics. Some of those microbes a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2021Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2021Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a term used to describe chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. In gener ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 16, 2021Microbiology
Gut microbes are crucial to our health. They aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. But they can also ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In our gut, there is a vast community of microorganisms. It's crucial that they stay there in the gastrointestinal tract ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2021Microbiology
What's the secret of people that live a long life? The answer may be complex but for some, it could include the microbio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2021Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2022
Microbiology
The importance of the huge community of microorganisms in the gut has been revealed by genetic tools and research techni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2022
Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and all of those cells have their own genomes are proteins, m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
With more states and countries legalizing cannabis, medical professionals are witnessing an increasing number of patient
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 20, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes in the gut have been shown to have a powerful influence on many aspects of our biology and well being. Scientis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Germ cells are not like most other cell types, because they are able to undergo meiosis to produce gametes as well as mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 02, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily pass bits of DNA to one another, this process, known as horizontal gene exchange, is known to be inv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Microbiology
We are closely connected to the microbes in our gastrointestinal tract. They have a significant influence on various asp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glia were once thought of as cells that provide support to neurons in the brain. But researchers at the Crick Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There's been a lot of debate about whether carbohydrates are healthy or harmful. While the body needs some carbohydrates
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in the gut microbiome have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason; gut bacteria have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Microbiology
The gastrointestinal tract is full of microbes, all with their own genomes and characteristics. Some of those microbes a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2021
Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2021
Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a term used to describe chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. In gener
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 16, 2021
Microbiology
Gut microbes are crucial to our health. They aid in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. But they can also
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In our gut, there is a vast community of microorganisms. It's crucial that they stay there in the gastrointestinal tract
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2021
Microbiology
What's the secret of people that live a long life? The answer may be complex but for some, it could include the microbio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch