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Illustration showing gut bacteria accumulating perfluorononanoic acid – a forever chemical – as dense clumps.

Gut microbes could protect us from toxic ‘forever chemicals’

01 Jul 2025

Scientists have discovered that certain species of microbe found in the human gut can absorb PFAS - the toxic and long-lasting ‘forever chemicals.’...

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Intestine with microbiome

Feeding your good gut bacteria through fibre in diet may boost body against infections

10 Jan 2025

A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening...

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Human intestine with microbiome

MICROBIOME: the kingdom of the gut

24 Aug 2023

What's so special about the bacteria in our bowels?

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The bug hunters and the microbiome

21 Jun 2017

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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