An understudied group of bacteria in our gut microbiome appears to play a central role in keeping us healthy, according to researchers at the...
A lab-based screening has discovered over 150 common industrial chemicals, from pesticides to flame retardants, that have a toxic effect on bacteria...
Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS - the toxic and long-lasting ‘forever chemicals.’...
A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening...
What's so special about the bacteria in our bowels?
Trevor Lawley and Gordon Dougan are bug hunters, albeit not the conventional kind. The bugs they collect are invisible to the naked eye. And even...
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