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The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord | Jul 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
Opinion: Microbiology Needs More Math
Mikhail Tikhonov | Oct 12, 2017 | 4 min read
Empirical data and humans’ biased interpretations can only get so far in truly understanding life at the microscale.
In Evolution's Garden
Megan Scudellari | Jun 1, 2013 | 9 min read
Raising one evolutionary question after another, Brandon Gaut has harvested a crop of novel findings about how plant genomes evolve.
Battling Evolution to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Monya Baker(mbaker@the-scientist.com) | Oct 9, 2005 | 6 min read
For any new antibiotic, resistant bacteria typically show up in four years, or less.
The Infant Gut Microbiome and Probiotics that Work
Jennifer T. Smilowitz and Diana Hazard Taft | Jun 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
The gut microbiome is more malleable in the first two years after birth, allowing probiotics to make their mark. Can we exploit this to improve infants’ health?
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Microbes May Take Some of the Blame for the Reproducibility Crisis
Emma Yasinski | Apr 5, 2019 | 4 min read
Scientists find varied microbiota among the same strain of mice from four vendors—and that variability affects their susceptibility to infection.
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Follow the Coronavirus Outbreak
The Scientist | Feb 20, 2020 | 10+ min read
Saliva tests screen staff and students at University of Illinois; Study ranks species most susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection; COVID-19 clinical trials test drugs that inhibit kinin system
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Do Commensal Microbes Stoke the Fire of Autoimmunity?
Amanda B. Keener | Jun 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Molecules produced by resident bacteria and their hosts may signal immune cells to attack the body’s own tissues.
Targeting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria with CRISPR and Phages
Anna Azvolinsky | May 18, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers develop a CRISPR-based, two-phage system that sensitizes resistant bacteria to antibiotics and selectively kills any remaining drug-resistant bugs. 
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Could Dad’s Mitochondrial DNA Benefit Hybrids?
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Jan 20, 2022 | 7 min read
Studies have found that organisms can inherit mitochondria from male parents in rare instances, and both theoretical and experimental work hint that this biparental inheritance is more than just a fluke.

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