The Guts of Dietary Habits
“There is a multimillion-dollar industry based on the concept that introducing beneficial bacteria into the human intestines will improve our health. The ...
Category: Links of note
Host response: Probiotic ingestion alters mood : Nature Reviews Microbiology
“There is growing evidence that the intestinal microbiota interacts with the host central nervous system (CNS) to modify stress responses and anxiety beha...
PLoS ONE: Barcoded Pyrosequencing Reveals That Consumption of Galactooligosaccharides Results in a Highly Specific Bifidogenic Response in Humans
“Prebiotics are selectively fermented ingredients that allow specific changes in the gastrointestinal microbiota that confer health benefits to the host. ...
An eye for success: Jobs tribute from thankful scientists
“The use of computers in science now may bring images of data-crunching parallel processing and Unix-inspired open-source collaborations, but there was a ...
Rediscovering Bits of 1890s
“”Laurie Cox, a graduate student who works in the lab, held up the test tube with the 100-year-old bacterium. She explained that they can determine ...
Outbreak Detectives Embrace the Genome Era: Science
“Genomic epidemiologists say, it’s time to use the technique to track microbial movements on a global scale. By routinely sequencing bacterial sampl...
Experts Debate Polypill: A Single Pill for Global Health: Science
“In the past year, the idea of a “polypill” combining several cheap, well-tested heart drugs has gained momentum, although it still has its cr...
PLoS Computational Biology: Biomedical Cloud Computing With Amazon Web Services
“The purpose of this overview is three-fold: 1) introduce biomedical cloud computing, 2) provide a concrete methodology detailing how projects are develop...
PLoS One: Global Patterns of Bacterial Beta-Diversity in Seafloor and Seawater Ecosystems
“This first synthesis of global bacterial distribution across different ecosystems of the World’s oceans shows remarkable horizontal and vertical la...
Another step forward in the future of anti-microbials
Title: PLoS ONE: Antifungal Activity of Microbial Secondary Metabolites “Secondary metabolites are well known for their ability to impede other microorgan...