microbiome

Researchers simulated interactions between microbial molecules and neural receptors to explore whether gut bacteria might influence brain chemistry.

In plants, sugar transport and microbial community composition go hand in hand. 

Researchers explore how video games can improve scientific understanding of the tree of life.

Bacterial strains compete and cooperate to make cheddar cheese tasty.

Gang Fang’s new metagenomics method helps sequence rare bacteria.

An open-source search engine helps scientists identify hundreds of microbial metabolites in a matter of seconds. 

Some commensal bacteria help shore up intestinal walls in mice, which can prevent food allergies.

Researchers are using CRISPR for precise genetic manipulation of human-associated microbes as a promising avenue for improving human health.

NIST has spent years developing a human fecal reference material.

Microbiome studies have yielded hundreds of ideas for ways to detect and influence human health, but the field struggles with reproducibility challenges that hamper bringing these goals to fruition. Identical tubes of fecal matter should help.

Microbial diversity in the infant gut shrank suddenly during the first lockdown, but the lasting health effects are less clear.

Jamie Foster’s space-faring squid and its symbiotic bacteria illuminate host-microbe communication.

Humans harbor both bacteria and viruses that help keep us healthy. Soon, they might cure us too.