Scientists Aim to Establish Metadata Standards for Microbiomes Research
As the collective body of microbiome data for diverse crops grows, the lack of consistency in recording data makes it harder for the data to be utilized across research projects
Microbiome
Ancient Gut Microbiomes Shed Light on Human Evolution
A new study on the microbiomes of our ancestors offers hypotheses about the influence of microbes on our early social and daily lives
Jump-Start Your Nucleic Acid Processing with This New Workstation
Tecan's new DreamPrep™ NAP workstation featuring Zymo Research's platform is designed to simplify your nucleic acid extraction workflows
First Study to Compare Citrus Varieties with Combination of Metabolomics and Microbiome
Researchers look at how the root system of two varieties of citrus responds to citrus greening disease
Asthma Severity Linked to Microbiome of Upper Airway
Study raises question of whether altering bacteria in the airway could help asthma patients
Researchers Listen in on the Chemical Conversation of the Human Microbiome
Princeton researchers have developed new computational and experimental tools to identify microbial small molecules encoded in clinical samples, allowing scientists to explore microbial-host interactions and to mine the human microbiome for drug discovery
Hops Compounds Help with Metabolic Syndrome While Reducing Microbiome Diversity
New findings are a key advance in understanding how xanthohumol, a compound that contributes to hops' flavor, and its derivatives work
Bats Don't Rely on Gut Bacteria the Way Humans Do
A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals
Shark Skin Microbiome Resists Infection
In the wild, blacktip reef sharks are often seen bearing wounds, but they rarely exhibit obvious signs of infection around the wounds
Bacterial Arms Race May Shape Gut Microbiome
Large, mobile gene clusters protect against a type of toxic attack by rival bacteria