Gut bacteria that feed on healthy food appear to amplify the nutritional benefits of those foods. However, they also appear to amplify the undesirable effects of unhealthy food. Here are a few examples. Read the full story.
Gut bacteria that feed on healthy food appear to amplify the nutritional benefits of those foods. However, they also appear to amplify the undesirable effects of unhealthy food. Here are a few examples. Read the full story.
August 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.
Gut bacteria may be the missing piece that explains the connection between diet and cancer risk.
Protein interaction networks in Arabidopsis give clues to plant evolution and immunity.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in microbiology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
A UK panel puts forth guidelines for research that use experimental animals harboring human cells and tissues.
Fenugreek seeds are banned in Europe after authorities point the finger at them as a potential source of the deadly E. coli outbreak.
I the dark Arctic shallows one research finds heterotrophic marine bacteria doing a surprising amount of carbon fixing.
Studying the earliest events in visual development, Carla Shatz has learned the importance of looking at one’s data with open eyes—and an open mind.