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Microbiomes

This page provides educational resources, events, news and products related to microbiomes in humans, animals and our environment. Content will cover aspects from the techniques used to interrogate microbiomes and the organisms that inhabit them, to the role they play in health and how to maintain and improve them.

Microbiomes – Highlights

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Six Steps Towards Understanding the Microbiome and Cancer

In cancer, rapidly emerging evidence suggests that the microbiome influences disease progression in a myriad of direct and indirect ways. In this listicle, we look at recent research developments directed towards exploring the emerging “oncomicrobiome”.

Five Challenges Limiting Widespread Adoption of Microbiome-Based Diagnostics

This article explores challenges hindering broad adoption and application of emerging microbiome-based diagnostics and outlines recommendations for diagnostic developers to overcome these barriers.

Hidden Secrets of the Human Microbiome With Alexandre Almeida

For this installment of Teach Me in 10, we are joined by Dr. Alexandre Almeida, a postdoctoral fellow in the Finn research group at the EMBL-EBI. Almeida teaches us all about the hidden secrets of the human microbiome, in less than 10 minutes.

Sequencing the Microbiome: Five Recent Advances

Download this listicle to discover recent research highlights such as the role of the microbiome in food allergies, sequencing microbiome dynamics and overturning conventions in human urology.

The Skin Microbiome

Human skin is an ecosystem for billions of microorganisms that colonize each fold, crease and niche from head to toe. In this article, we describe what the skin microbiome is, which microorganisms are part of the skin microbiome and how we’ve come to understand the various relationships between the human skin and its microbial residents through advanced genomics.

Microbiomes – News and Features

Bacteria Control the Further Development of the Microbiome Themselves

A research team has now used the example of the sea anemone Nematostella vectenis to investigate how the microbiome develops together with the host.

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older People

Older people who follow a Mediterranean diet are at a lower risk of cognitive decline, reports a new study that highlights the biological mechanisms related to the impact of diet on cognitive health.

Vitamin B₁₂ Boosts Cell Reprogramming Efficiency

Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover that vitamin B12 significantly boosts the efficiency of cellular reprogramming, thus holding promise for regenerative medicine.

Study Reveals How Bacteria Can Help Cats Communicate

Families of bacteria living in a cat's anal glands can produce odors that help them communicate.

Drug-Like Molecule Extends Lifespan and Ameliorates Pathology in Worms

Researchers at the Buck Institute have identified a new drug-like molecule that keeps mitochondria healthy via mitophagy, a process that removes and recycles damaged mitochondria in multicellular organisms.

Yucatán’s Underwater Caves Conceal a Diversity of Microbial Life

With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Microbiomes – Multimedia

Bacteriophages: Not Just Bacteria Killers, but Essential Resources for Mammalian Cells

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Mouse “Astronauts” Reveal Possible Links Between Gut Bacteria and Bone Loss in Microgravity

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Next-Generation STING Agonists for Immunotherapy Against Advanced Cancer

Microbiomes – Webinars and Online Events

Bugging Our Bowels: Engineering Bacteria To Eavesdrop on Gut Health content piece image

Bugging Our Bowels: Engineering Bacteria To Eavesdrop on Gut Health

Engineering Mucosal Barriers: From Organoids to Organs-on-Chips content piece image

Engineering Mucosal Barriers: From Organoids to Organs-on-Chips

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Automated Solutions for Scalable and Consistent Sample Preparation

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Creating a More Human-Relevant Model of the Small Intestine with Organ-Chip Technology

CN Bio Licenses Human Gut Microbiome Modelling Tool from MIT and Northeastern University

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