Microbiology
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Microbes in your gut might be impairing your memory

Gut microbes send different signals to the brain in people with obesity

Mapping extreme microbes in the Amazon’s Boiling River

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, biochemist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza investigates the medicinal properties of microbes flowing in a sacred boiling river

Cats communicate with the help of bacteria living in their butts

KittyBiome researchers want to study the cat microbiome to improve health and understand scent-based communication

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The second big wave of crop domestication is happening within our lifetimes

The first steps towards microbial agronomy are being taken in an oasis in the desert

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When your gut bacteria talk, your brain listens and replies

It's a conversation, one that may alter immune response and disease progression

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The next therapeutic frontier may be in your gut

Scientists are trying to harness the microbiome for healing

Three times Louise Slaughter used her microbiology training in Congress

The lawmaker, the only microbiologist in Congress, pushed for public health reform

A version of this article originally appeared on NPR Scicommers

Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?

A microbiologist explains the latest gut science