Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life

With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.

Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 • ~8 min

Smart pill can track key biological markers in real-time

Coupling engineered bacteria with low-power electronics could be highly effective in diagnosis, treatment of bowel diseases.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~8 min

Why young squash bugs must eat poop

Squash bugs carry a gut bacterium that's key to their development into adults, but don't have it as nymphs. New findings reveal how they get it.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Aug. 25, 2023 • ~10 min

‘Good’ bacteria sense gut lining to stay in the right spot

New findings point to possible mechanisms behind intestinal conditions like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Laurel Hamers - U. Oregon • futurity
Aug. 23, 2023 • ~5 min

Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids essential to skin health – new research

Bacteria and lipids get a bad rap for causing breakouts and oily skin. But both play an essential role in helping your skin barrier stay strong against pathogens and insults from the environment.

Samia Almoughrabie, Postdoctoral Researcher in Dermatology, University of California, San Diego • conversation
Aug. 23, 2023 • ~5 min

Racial differences in baby gut bacteria emerge by 3 months

Racial differences in the gut microbiome emerge as early as 3 months of age and last through childhood, researchers report.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 18, 2023 • ~7 min

Vaginal bacteria must eat to survive — but how?

Chemical analysis brings understudied microbiome into sharper focus.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Aug. 15, 2023 • ~5 min

Gut microbes are the community within you that you can't live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self

Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.

Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Aug. 11, 2023 • ~9 min

Probe expands understanding of oral cavity homeostasis

A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.

Lillian Eden | Department of Biology • mit
July 18, 2023 • ~5 min

Fiber is your body's natural guide to weight management – rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fiber packaging instead

Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.

Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
July 3, 2023 • ~8 min

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