Probiotic
Live microorganisms that are ingested and are thought to be benign, with the common claim that they help restore gut flora. There is no significant support for this claim however, and in fact they may sometimes cause negative effects.
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SEP 11, 2019
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SEP 11, 2019
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Learning objectives:1. Metagenomic analysis is already complex, and complicated further by incomplete and non-standardized databases of known organisms2. Fungi may have their own 'mic...
SEP 11, 2019
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SEP 11, 2019
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Jonathan is a co-founder and the CEO of FitBiomics, a biotechnology startup that is sequencing the microbiome of elite athletes to identify and isolate next-generation probiotics for applicat...
SEP 13, 2018
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SEP 13, 2018
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While rapid identification of pathogens, novel therapeutic interventions, and passive immunization have critical roles in disease control, none can substitute for pre-existing protective immu...
FEB 27, 2018
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FEB 27, 2018
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DATE: February 27, 2018TIME: 8:00AM PST, 11:00AM EST The complexity of the manufacturing process of probiotic supplements, along with increased demand and strict criteria f...
SEP 14, 2017
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SEP 14, 2017
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The human large intestine houses trillions of microorganisms which collectively form the highly diverse microbial community known as the gut microbiota. The gut microbiota performs many funct...
SEP 14, 2017
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SEP 14, 2017
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INTRODUCTION: The recent coincidental emergence of the human microbiota and the Hologneomic Theory of Co-evolution unmasked the “Dual Citizenship” of symbiotic microbes and...
