microbiome
Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater
Freshwater sports can cause waterborne infections, but real-time DNA sequencing could…
In kefir, microbial teamwork makes the dream work
Researchers discovered the dominant species of bacteria in kefir grains cannot endure without other species that help the 'team'…
Microbiomes help predict the future of the Atlantic
Microbiomes, plastics, and connectivity – AtlantECO aims to understand the fabric of the Atlantic…
An ocean of droplets
Bacterial cells are embedded in microfluidic droplets in oil. The fluorescence indicates the presence of the targeted DNA strain with the help of a…
Unparalleled inventory of the human gut ecosystem
An international team of scientists has collated all known bacterial genomes from the human gut microbiome into a single large database. Their work…
Applications for virtual learning lab open
The European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences (ELLS), EMBL’s education facility, invites secondary school science teachers to participate…
Microbiomes take the stage at New Scientist Live
On microbiomes, public engagement and not being…
Welcome: Michael Zimmermann
Michael Zimmermann's group will investigate how gut microbes affect the body’s response to…
Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer characterised by consistent changes in gut bacteria across continents, cultures and…
Many gut microbes may originate in the mouth
Many microbes traverse the oral-gut…
Almost 2000 unknown gut bacteria discovered
Researchers identify novel gut bacteria species and call for more data from beyond Europe and North…
More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome
A new database of bacteria in the human microbiome is the most comprehensive to…
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