Consuming high amounts of dietary fiber is beneficial for health, and recent nutrition research has shown that the benefits of some dietary fibers are attributable to the gut microbiota. When these fibers are consumed by […]
Since first discovered in the 1980s, retrons have puzzled researchers who simply wanted to know what these bacterial DNA sequences actually did. Now, EMBL scientists have identified that some retrons encode toxin proteins, which they […]
The communities formed by human gut microbes can now be predicted more accurately with a new computer model developed in a collaboration between biologists and engineers, led by the University of Michigan and the University […]
Enterome, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class immunomodulatory drugs based on its highly productive bacterial Mimicry drug discovery platform, today announces that it has signed a strategic R&D collaboration and license agreement with Nestlé […]
Seed Health, a microbiome science company, and Axial Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced a joint development program targeting the microbiome-gut-brain axis for mental health, with the potential to impact well-being in areas like […]
Changes in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in the gut microbiome, especially over the past few decades. These changes have been linked to increased rates of asthma, allergies, […]
For US writer Michael Pollan, viewing the results of his first microbiome test was a pivotal moment. In a 2013 article for The New York Times Magazine, Pollan recalled that the moment he opened the […]
BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) (“BiomX” or “Company”) announces a new collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to identify biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (“IBD”). BiomX is a clinical-stage microbiome company advancing novel natural and engineered phage […]