microbiome

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms within the digestive system, to provide insights into overall well-being...

Joint pain, from the gut David Kohn The Atlantic Mon, 12 Jan 2015 Scientists don't know what causes rheumatoid arthritis, but many suspect that the microbiome—the bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tracts—may be to blame. Doctors aren't entirely sure what triggers rheumatoid...

Microbiomes raise privacy concerns Ewen Callaway ,11 May 2015 DNA from microbes living on the human body can be used to identify individuals. Call it a ‘gut print’. The collective DNA of the microbes that colonize a human body can uniquely identify someone, researchers have found, raising...

Modern life depletes your gut microbes in a number of different ways Dr. Mercola Mercola.com Wed, 06 May 2015 Your intestinal microflora—aka your microbiome—is an integral part of your immune system, and over the past several years, research has revealed that microbes of all kinds—bacteria...