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Gut Flora
Gut Flora: or gut microbiota, or gastrointestinal microbiota, is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and animals, including insects. The gut metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of gut microbiota. The gut is one niche that human microbiota inhabit.
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MAR 30, 2025Microbiology
People are often told to stay active and eat healthy foods for good health. But there is still plenty of debate about wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can have a significant influence on human health and disease, and this ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2025Microbiology
New research from scientists at Northwester University looked at the impact of juice-only diets, and the results showed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2025Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can influence our health and well-being in many ways. The gut-brain axi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2025Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome can help protect against infection. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2024Microbiology
Image courtesy of Ren Dodge/Carnegie Science shows Lactobacillus (red) in a certain part of the fruit fly gastrointestin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2024Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2024Microbiology
In recent decades, scientists have revealed the importance of the human microbiome - the vast community of microbes that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The trillions of microbial cells in our gastrointestinal tract have their own genomes and metabolic products, many of wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2024Microbiology
Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The significance of the human gut microbiome, a vast community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, has been known ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome, or the trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, are essential to our health. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2024Microbiology
Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among young ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics were linked to a slightly lower risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a n ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2024Microbiology
Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. Beneficial microbes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The trillions of microbes in our gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, is crucial to the body; it aids in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
An image of an intestinal organoid model, © Lehrstuhl für Ernährung und Immunologie / TUM, showing defective mitochondri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2024Microbiology
The link between cancer and bacteria that live in the human body has been known for a very long time. In the 19th centur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2024Microbiology
Scientists are starting to learn about what composes a healthy microbiome, such as the bacterial species and the molecul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
There are trillions of microorganisms in the human gut, many of which serve important functions. These microbes can help ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2024Genetics & Genomics
There are around a trillion microbes in the human gastrointestinal system. This community of microbes, known as the gut ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
A new study suggests that persistent gut dysbiosis may increase the risk of Crohn's disease relapse in children.Written By: Annie LennonJUL 02, 2024Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Many studies have highlighted the importance of getting enough fiber like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in our di ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2025
Microbiology
People are often told to stay active and eat healthy foods for good health. But there is still plenty of debate about wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can have a significant influence on human health and disease, and this
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2025
Microbiology
New research from scientists at Northwester University looked at the impact of juice-only diets, and the results showed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2025
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can influence our health and well-being in many ways. The gut-brain axi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2025
Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome can help protect against infection. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2024
Microbiology
Image courtesy of Ren Dodge/Carnegie Science shows Lactobacillus (red) in a certain part of the fruit fly gastrointestin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2024
Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2024
Microbiology
In recent decades, scientists have revealed the importance of the human microbiome - the vast community of microbes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The trillions of microbial cells in our gastrointestinal tract have their own genomes and metabolic products, many of wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2024
Microbiology
Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The significance of the human gut microbiome, a vast community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, has been known
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome, or the trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, are essential to our health. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Microbiology
Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among young
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics were linked to a slightly lower risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a n
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2024
Microbiology
Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. Beneficial microbes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The trillions of microbes in our gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, is crucial to the body; it aids in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image of an intestinal organoid model, © Lehrstuhl für Ernährung und Immunologie / TUM, showing defective mitochondri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2024
Microbiology
The link between cancer and bacteria that live in the human body has been known for a very long time. In the 19th centur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2024
Microbiology
Scientists are starting to learn about what composes a healthy microbiome, such as the bacterial species and the molecul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are trillions of microorganisms in the human gut, many of which serve important functions. These microbes can help
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
There are around a trillion microbes in the human gastrointestinal system. This community of microbes, known as the gut
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
A new study suggests that persistent gut dysbiosis may increase the risk of Crohn's disease relapse in children.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 02, 2024
Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many studies have highlighted the importance of getting enough fiber like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in our di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch