Intensive poultry farming and campylobacter evolution
Genomic analyses reveal that the rise of industrial poultry farming has transformed the ecology and evolution of Campylobacter…
Major clinical trial aims to transform the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections
European-funded consortium brings together researchers from 13 countries to evaluate bacteriophage therapy as a potential alternative to antibiotics…
Plant-based diets reshape gut microbes to boost healthy metabolites
Plant-based diets are good for you. They promote gut, immune, metabolic and cardiovascular health, in part by cultivating…
New injectable hydrogel accelerates healing of deep wounds
Any minor cut or scrape sets the body’s natural healing process in motion. However, deep wounds are far…
Duke University engineers use robots and AI to improve gut health
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex combinations of probiotics and…
Engineered probiotic bacteria boost immune attack against pancreatic cancer
Cancer immunotherapies have transformed treatment for many cancers, but pancreatic cancer remains especially difficult to treat. One major…
Automated workflow speeds bacterial sample preparation for genetic sequencing
Biomedical engineers at Brown University have developed a fully automated workflow that simplifies and accelerates the preparation of…
Genome-mining tool reveals new antibiotic hidden in a silent gene cluster
By combining multiple measures of biosynthetic similarity, DiscERN uncovered a silent gene cluster that produces discomycin A, offering…
Study links gut microbes to stronger cancer immunotherapy responses
A new study from a team including University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to show metabolites produced…
Gut microbiota may shape eating behavior and guide new obesity treatments
From appetite signals to food reward, researchers reveal how gut microbes may influence disordered eating and obesity, while…
Scientists discover molecular mechanism behind anesthesia-induced unconsciousness
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Birkbeck, University of London, have identified a site where a commonly used…
Study links gut bacteria diversity to frailty in seniors
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified clear links between the composition of gut bacteria and frailty…