Microbial

Exercising in early life creates a microbial community that helps promote healthy metabolic activity in later years.

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Food microbiology is a branch of applied microbiology and the scope of food microbiology is expanding rapidly to protect food from microbial spoilage and provide safe, nutritious food to consumers. We now live in a period of world-wide food crisis, a food saved is a food produced.\nFood microbiology is a branch of applied microbiology and the scope of food microbiology is expanding rapidly to protect food from microbial spoilage and provide safe, nutritious food to consumers. We now live in…

In Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science, a team of medical scientists provide a striking new look at human disease and our inner workings.

The gut microbiome refers to the trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in your gut. Here's why your gut microbiome is so important for health.

In their new book, Life at the Edge of Sight, Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter “lead readers through breakthrough

Poisons are unleashed when colonies of bacteria get too close, creating a toxic no-man's land in between. Research by Eshel Ben-Jacob of the University of California, San Diego's, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University, Avraham Be'er of the University of Texas, Austin, and colleagues at these institutions, found that rival colonies of the bacteria Paenibacillus dendritiformis can produce a lethal chemical that keeps competitors at bay. By halting the…

Healthy gut bacteria is key to managing autoimmunity and other chronic disorders in part because they produce short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), compounds that help modulate the immune system and dampen inflammation. The primary SCFA we look at in relation to immune health is called butyrate.

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