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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
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| Jul 1, 2016
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The Gravity of Life
Rob Dunn
| Jun 1, 2011
| 3 min read
Whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?
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: Manuscripts and Art Support Archaeological Evidence that Syphilis Was in Europe Long Before Explorers Could Have Brought It Home from the Americas
Marylynn Salmon,
The Conversation
| Jul 13, 2022
| 5 min read
Multiple lines of evidence contradict the idea that the disease came to Europe via trans-Atlantic exchange.
Down and Dirty
Amy Coombs
| Sep 1, 2012
| 4 min read
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Are Phages Overlooked Mediators of Health and Disease?
Catherine Offord
| Feb 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria-infecting viruses affect the composition and behavior of microbes in the mammalian gut—and perhaps influence human biology.
Competition and Cooperation of Cheese Rind Microbes Exposed
Ashley Yeager
| Jan 1, 2019
| 4 min read
Transposon mutagenesis give scientists a rare look at the most important interactions within microbial communities.
What Happens When You Catch More than One Virus?
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD
| Dec 7, 2022
| 8 min read
The “tripledemic” shines a spotlight on viral interference, in which one infection can block another.
Symbiotic Organs: Extreme Intimacy with the Microbial World
Catherine Offord
| Oct 3, 2022
| 10+ min read
All multicellular creatures interact with bacteria, but some have taken the relationship to another level with highly specialized structures that house, feed, and exploit the tiny organisms.
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