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Microbiota
Microbiota: is the microorganisms of a particular habitat, site, or geological period. A microbiota includes any type of bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi and viruses. Microbiota have been found to be crucial for immunologic, hormonal and metabolic homeostasis of their host.
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JAN 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 06, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that secondary bile acids in the intestine may inhibit the growth o ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 06, 2016Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2015Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2015Microbiology
Researchers now have a better understanding of how gut microbes contribute to obesity. Mammals have white and bro ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 10, 2015Microbiology
Glutathione is an extremely important antioxidant, the king of all detoxifying agents that prevents oxidative stress in ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 08, 2015Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 09, 2015Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 25, 2015Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 15, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is most commonly referred to as a healthcare-associated infection (HAI), with at risk-populations ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Microbiology
is primarily due to improved sanitation and hygiene."
(Source: abc.net.au)Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...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 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'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 14, 2014Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 10, 2014Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 02, 2014Microbiology
The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our own cells by about 100 times. So, who's in charge? Sometimes it's all about the ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 17, 2014Immunology
Necessity is the mother of invention and that's what happened in the Soviet Union when they didn't have access to leadin ...Written By: Peter Micheli
JAN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 06, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that secondary bile acids in the intestine may inhibit the growth o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 06, 2016
Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2015
Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers now have a better understanding of how gut microbes contribute to obesity. Mammals have white and bro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
Glutathione is an extremely important antioxidant, the king of all detoxifying agents that prevents oxidative stress in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 08, 2015
Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 13, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 09, 2015
Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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
APR 20, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had
...
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 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before
...
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 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
FEB 26, 2015
Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 14, 2014
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 10, 2014
Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 02, 2014
Microbiology
The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our own cells by about 100 times. So, who's in charge? Sometimes it's all about the
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 17, 2014
Immunology
Necessity is the mother of invention and that's what happened in the Soviet Union when they didn't have access to leadin
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli