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Gut microbes influence tolerance to opioids

Intestinal microbiota could be a therapeutic target for preventing and managing tolerance to opioids.

Gut microbes can convert type A blood to a universally accepted type

Two enzymes produced by gut microbiota can convert the blood type A into 0. The findings may improve the capacity of blood banks.

Gut bacteria could change how people respond to drugs

The gut microbiota could determine how we respond to drugs. The findings, published in Nature, could lead to ways of making medications work better.

Findings suggest that B. fragilis adapts within healthy individuals microbiomes

A study conducted at MIT, published in Cell Host & Microbe, investigated the role of adaptive mutations in the gut microbiome of healthy people.

How the microbiome changes in the space environment

Does the space environment affect the composition of the human microbiota? A large study published in Science sheds light on the question.

Emily Hollister: ‘From microbiome to therapeutics and diagnostics’

The microbiome may be a source for biomarkers leading to therapeutic discoveries and diagnostics. We discuss it with Emily Hollister, Vice President of Diversigen.

Richard Ellis: ‘Bringing probiotics from the lab to the market’

Richard Ellis, Head of Business Development at Biose, explains how CDMO companies assist start-ups in bringing live biotherapeutic products to the market.

Family and close friends share mouth and gut bacteria

Social contacts shape the composition of the human microbiota. That’s according to a study by Ilana Brito of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, et al.

Alan Wade: ‘This is how we study probiotics at CPS Research’

Alan G. Wade, the founder of CPS Research, talks about how they analyze the microbiota to assess the impact of probiotics on health.

Gut microbes differ among ethnicities

The gut microbiota differs between ethnic groups, a study led by Andrew Brooks at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and published in PLOS Biology claims.

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