Live streaming from the gut microbiome: harnessing engineered bacteria to record and report on gut health
Category Archive: English
Astro meets micro: A look at the ways that space factor- microgravity influences bacterial metabolism.
Lessons learned from Alzheimer’s disease gave us hints to killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Plastic pollution needs immediate attention worldwide. “Reduce, reuse, recycle” is still the best way forward. Scientists have recently found that worms and their gut bacteria can collectively degrade plastic.
Tiny molecules called sRNAs can prove to be very useful in reducing infections.
Astronauts and their microbiomes are inseparable even in space. But what happens when Streptococcus mutans rebel against peaceful life in the human body?
Even your internal bodyguard can’t survive without bacteria. Recent work shows that a bacterial molecule in our gut helps guard our guardians.
While our gut bacteria have their own rhythm, they adapt to the surroundings by matching their beat and creating a unique song. Ultimately, this song benefits both the microbes and our gut.
Engineering a new way to fight cancer: Using bacteria as a vehicle to transport cancer-killing cargo directly to tumors, on remote command.
What ticked fungi to shift towards the human host system to thrive as opportunistic pathogens over time? Here’s an overview.
micro-bites.org 