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Human Microbiome

Gut Bacteria Can Control Organ Functions

Bacteria in the human gut may not just be helping digest food but also could be exerting some level of control over the metabolic functions of other organs, like the liver, according to research published this week in the online journal mBio®. These findings offer new ...More
March 1, 2011
Posted in News
Bacterial Life On and In Humans Orchestrates Health and Disease

A mounting tide of scientific evidence suggests that the old adage from Aesop's fables — "You are known by the company you keep" — also applies to the trillions of microscopic bacteria and viruses that live on the human body. Humanity's invisible but constant companions — ...More
December 16, 2010
Posted in News
The Bacterial Balance That Keeps Us Healthy

The thousands of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in our gut are essential contributors to our good health. They break down toxins, manufacture some vitamins and essential amino acids, and form a barrier against invaders. A study published today in Nature shows ...More
March 4, 2010
Posted in News
Map of Human Bacterial Diversity Shows Wide Interpersonal Differences

A University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed the first atlas of bacterial diversity across the human body, charting wide variations in microbe populations that live in different regions of the body and which aid us in physiological functions that contribute to our ...More
November 6, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization