News tagged with microbial genomes


Researchers find multiple tests needed to detect infection in low birth-weight newborns

New research by Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine finds that cultures commonly used to detect bacterial infections in low birth-weight newborns with early onset ...

Pediatrics created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new genetic fingerprint lives in your belly

Our bodies contain far more microbial genes than human genes. And a new study suggests that just as human DNA varies from person to person, so too does the massive collection of microbial DNA in the intestine.

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nurture trumps nature in study of oral bacteria in human twins

A new long-term study of human twins by University of Colorado Boulder researchers indicates the makeup of the population of bacteria bathing in their saliva is driven more by environmental factors than heritability.

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bacteria study of male adolescents reveals new insights into urinary tract health

(Medical Xpress) -- The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing ...

Pediatrics created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals

For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has ...

Medical research created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Developing treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

She's a biologist investigating microbial genomics. He studies protein structures using electron microscopy. Put them together and their research opens doors.

Medical research created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast