NIST's fecal RM helps standardize microbiome research to ensure accuracy, consistency, comparability, and reproducibility in ...

A unit of RM 8048 consists of four vials each from two dietary pools: omnivore and vegetarian. Credit: NIST The National ...

Researchers propose a novel iterative strategy combining big data and experimental models to move microbiome research from ...

Bacteria have mostly been portrayed as villains that make us sick, but the Human Microbiome Project showed that we share our ...

Scientists uncover new gut microbes in Africa and say their findings could help make medicines more effective.

Professor Julia Vorholt's work has changed how we think about plant health. Her innovative research on plant microbiomes ...

Instead, this microbiome therapy uses fewer but more precise bacteria strains that have been linked to C. difficile suppression. It was as effective as human fecal transplants in mice against C.

A synthetic microbiome therapy, tested in mice, protects against severe symptoms of a gut infection that is notoriously ...

Diverse plant-based diets in early childhood drive gut microbiome maturation, with weaning stage emerging as the dominant ...