Research exploring the role of the microbiome, with particular emphasis on the gut microbiome, is growing rapidly, affecting almost every organ in the body and every discipline in biology and medicine ...

When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young 'germ-free' mice -- raised to have no gut microbes of their own -- the recipient mice experienced an increase in inflammation that ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Swarms of microbes from female mice have been found to influence brain development in the offspring they give birth to. Mice bred in a germ-free ...

When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young "germ-free" mice - raised to have no gut microbes of their own - the recipient mice experienced an increase in inflammation that ...

A new study sheds light on the behavior of yeast cells in the gut, paving the way for new lines of yeast that more efficiently produce therapeutic drugs tailored to address specific diseases. The ...