Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Flies turning blue help researchers link the deterioration of the intestinal barrier to age-related death.
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death
Microbial changes in the gut contribute to a patient’s ability to slim down after gastric bypass surgery.
Research suggesting that antibiotics given to young children may increase obesity spurs scientific debate
Like commensal gut organisms, skin microbiota appear to help the mammalian immune system mature and stay regulated.
Researchers engineer a member of the insect's intestinal flora to help thwart the malaria parasite before it can infect new hosts.
The theory that people can largely be divided into three groups based on their dominant gut microbiota species is called into question.
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