Nestle wants your DNA!
Nestle is the world’s biggest food company and as part of their long-term strategy is pivoting to health focused foods. Japan has a long history...
Category : Microbiome/Genomics
Mosquitoes bite your microbiota, not you!
As we all know some people are real mosquito magnets, whereas others escape relatively unscathed! There’s always been lots of theories for this, ranging from...
Probiotics from baby poop!
Patients with diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disorders and cancer frequently show reduced production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) by their gut microbiome. These SFCAs are beneficial to...
Microbiome linked to Type 1 diabetes
The effect of antibiotics on the microbiome is well established and the micobiome’s role in Type 1 diabetes continues to strengthen. Newborns inherit their intestinal...
It’s World Microbiome Day!
IT’S WORLD MICROBIOME DAY! In Ireland at least. The national institute APC Microbiome Ireland has designated June 27th as World Microbiome Day, with the theme...
Probiotics for cattle!
Probiotics for Cattle! Elizabeth Latham PhD, lead scientist with Bezoar Laboratories, had the inspired idea of developing a sporing nitrate metabolising strain of bacteria that...