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The path towards microbiota-based therapies

In a commentary published in Cell, five experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of microbiota-based therapies.

Microbes development from old world monkey to human might have influenced social behavior and evolutionary community trends

Researchers at North Carolina State University have underlined the evolutionary interplay between microbiomes development and human social structures.

Mouth microbiota composition could predict the outcome of stem cell transplants

A study published in PLOS Pathogens suggests that the oral microbiota could be used to predict the outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplants.

Cohabiting twins can share microbial gut strains for decades

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, showed the existence of shared gut microbial strains in twins, even after years post separation.

How the microbiota regulates gut homeostasis

A new study, published in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how gut microbes influence the equilibrium of the gut under healthy and disease conditions.

Gut microbes could have helped mountain-dwelling people survive at high altitudes

The gut microbes of native Himalayan and Andean people could have helped them to survive at high altitudes, a new study claims.

Gut bacteria could determine whether exercise prevents diabetes

The bacteria in our gut could influence the efficacy of exercise in preventing diabetes, a new study published in Cell Metabolism shows.

How gut bacteria fight rival microbes

To survive in the human gut, bacteria have evolved genes that help them to fight rival microbes, a new study published in Nature shows.

How modern life affects the microbiota

Researchers at Stanford University reviewed the evidence that links industrial lifestyle to changes in the microbiota and propose approaches to preserve health.

Scientists find thousands of new small proteins produced by the human microbiota

Scientists have discovered thousands of small proteins, which had not been identified previously. The findings, published in Cell, could help drug development.

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