A new tool for modeling the human gut microbiome
Bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease are difficult to grow in the lab, but MIT engineers have found a way.
Tags: medicine bacteria microbes disease research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih biological-engineering health-sciences-and-technology
Emily Balskus wins Waterman Award with $1M in research funding
Emily Balskus has won the Alan T. Waterman Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious prize for scientists under 40 in the United States.
Tags: science-technology chemistry cancer bacteria parkinsons-disease fas emily-balskus chemistry-and-chemical-biology colon-cancer caitlin-mcdermott-murphy microbiome microbes gut l-dopa microbiology therapeutics disease national-science-foundation cholesterol metagenomics award catherine-drennan human-health nsf sethuraman-panchanathan
Rapid antibody development yields possible treatment for yellow fever
The experimental drug has shown promise in early-stage clinical trials conducted in Singapore.
Tags: covid-19 pandemic microbes vaccines disease research drug-development school-of-engineering biological-engineering koch-institute institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes singapore-mit-alliance-for-research-and-technology-smart
Finch Therapeutics unleashes the power of the gut
The company is developing treatments that restore gut bacteria in people struggling with a range of diseases.
Tags: health medicine bacteria startups microbes microbiology research drug-development school-of-engineering alumniae biological-engineering microboime
Bacteria and viruses are travelling the world on highways in the sky
The atmosphere has a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi that travel around the world on highways in the sky.
July 21, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: bacteria microbiome microbes microbiology viruses
Is bar soap as gross as millennials say? Not really, and we're all covered with microbes anyway
Finally, an answer to a long-bubbling question: What works best – bar or liquid soap?
July 14, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: bacteria covid-19 coronavirus pandemic microbiome microbes germs soap
The connection between microbes and cholesterol levels
Researchers discover mysterious bacteria that break it down in the gut.
Tags: science-technology chemistry heart-disease bacteria emily-balskus chemistry-and-chemical-biology broad-institute caitlin-mcdermott-murphy microbiome microbes gut microbiology ramnik-xavier center-for-microbiome-informatics-and-therapeutics cholesterol cell-host-and-microbe coprostanol damian-plichta douglas-kenny metagenomics
City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that boosts food security and social justice
Turning food scraps and yard trimmings into compost improves soil, making it easier for people to grow their own food. City composting programs spread those benefits more widely.
June 11, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: climate-change soil microbes compost methane food-waste soil-carbon seattle gardening san-francisco social-justice equity landfills
‘Continuously active’ antiviral coating doesn’t quit
Continuously active disinfectants could be a new, longer-lasting weapon in the fight against viruses like the novel coronavirus.
Tags: bacteria microbes viruses health-and-medicine coatings
Sourdough is having its moment, but how does it work?
Trying to make sourdough bread while staying at home during the pandemic? Check out this podcast to find out more about how sourdough works.
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