Rabbits that don’t eat their own faeces are small and weak
We know that rabbits eat some of their own faeces - they may do so in order to better metabolise their food so they can grow larger
First evidence that gut bacteria help wire young brains
Experiments in mice have shown for the first time that bacteria found in the gut of babies and children seem to play a role in brain development
Criminals can be identified from the microbes they leave behind
When a person enters a house, they leave behind a unique set of microorganisms that could serve as a fingerprint – and it seems to be accurate enough to spot individual people
Bad eczema flare-ups may be caused by strains of bacteria
Healthy skin has a mix of bacteria living on it, but increases in particular strains of Staphylococcus has been linked to bad eczema flare-ups in children
Obesity Surgery May Work by Remaking Your Gut Microbiome
Your Office Has a Microbiome, and It Might Make You Sick
Are You Ready to Swallow a Pill Full of Poop?
Farmers Are Manipulating Microbiomes to Help Crops Grow
Germs Are Magic and Other Things We Learned From Ed Yong’s New Book
Microbiome Startup uBiome Will Sequence Poop for the CDC
uBiome wants to shift its business from direct-to-consumer kits to clinical tests ordered by doctors.
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