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Gut: Also known as, the gastrointestinal tract, is an organ system within humans and other animals. It takes in food, digests it to extract, and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces. The mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines are part of the gastrointestinal tract.
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JUL 24, 2015Microbiology
Antibiotics keep farm animals healthy and promote their growth, but excessive antibiotic use no doubt contributes to ant ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 15, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is most commonly referred to as a healthcare-associated infection (HAI), with at risk-populations ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 09, 2015Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
So, how's it going up there? Scott Kelly, NASA astronaut, identical twin and current International Space Station residen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 24, 2015Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 20, 2015Plants & Animals
We've all seen the adorable panda pictures of these cuddly black and white bears lazing around chewing on bamboo. Just l ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 18, 2015Neuroscience
Akin to the way chainmail's tight weave repels an attacking sword blade, the blood-brain barrier keeps guard of our brai ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Cancer
Scientists have found dramatic effects on risk factors for colon cancer when American and African volunteers swapped die ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Microbiology
is primarily due to improved sanitation and hygiene."
(Source: abc.net.au)Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 13, 2015Microbiology
," he says.
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 03, 2015Health & Medicine
Talk about irony! Last year, a team of scientists concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners mi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Microbiology
The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential pr ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
John Rodakis' son was prescribed a 10-day course of amoxicillin, one of the most frequently used antibiotics in the US, ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 25, 2015Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Move over yogurt. Turns out your microbiota need more fiber in their diet.
If you feel like you've heard just ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 23, 2015Microbiology
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through norm ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Cancer
Monash scientists have discovered a molecule that is crucial to the survival of stem cells in the intestine.
...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 16, 2015Plants & Animals
Fall was in the air that September, and the grizzly bears I was attempting to photograph in the Beartooth Mountains were ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Electrical engineer Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh calls the stinking mixture puddled in jars inside his laboratory "fecal inocu ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JUL 24, 2015
Microbiology
Antibiotics keep farm animals healthy and promote their growth, but excessive antibiotic use no doubt contributes to ant
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 15, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is most commonly referred to as a healthcare-associated infection (HAI), with at risk-populations
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 09, 2015
Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
So, how's it going up there? Scott Kelly, NASA astronaut, identical twin and current International Space Station residen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 24, 2015
Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 20, 2015
Plants & Animals
We've all seen the adorable panda pictures of these cuddly black and white bears lazing around chewing on bamboo. Just l
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 18, 2015
Neuroscience
Akin to the way chainmail's tight weave repels an attacking sword blade, the blood-brain barrier keeps guard of our brai
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 29, 2015
Cancer
Scientists have found dramatic effects on risk factors for colon cancer when American and African volunteers swapped die
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 17, 2015
Microbiology
is primarily due to improved sanitation and hygiene."
(Source: abc.net.au)
(Source: abc.net.au)
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 15, 2015
Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 13, 2015
Microbiology
," he says.
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 03, 2015
Health & Medicine
Talk about irony! Last year, a team of scientists concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners mi
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 02, 2015
Microbiology
The microbes could surrender to the harmless virus, but instead freeze in place, dormant, waiting for their potential pr
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 02, 2015
Neuroscience
John Rodakis' son was prescribed a 10-day course of amoxicillin, one of the most frequently used antibiotics in the US,
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 25, 2015
Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Move over yogurt. Turns out your microbiota need more fiber in their diet.
If you feel like you've heard just ...
If you feel like you've heard just ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 23, 2015
Microbiology
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through norm
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 20, 2015
Cancer
Monash scientists have discovered a molecule that is crucial to the survival of stem cells in the intestine.
...
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 19, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 16, 2015
Plants & Animals
Fall was in the air that September, and the grizzly bears I was attempting to photograph in the Beartooth Mountains were
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Electrical engineer Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh calls the stinking mixture puddled in jars inside his laboratory "fecal inocu
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider