Aug 18, 2020
Science journalist and author of a revolutionary book on psychobiotics shares compelling insight on the latest research in microbiome and gut-brain connection research.
Tune in to discover:
- In what specific ways the behavior of mice has been shown to change in response to the presence or absence of gut bacteria
- What...
Aug 13, 2020
Gavin Douglas and colleagues
published a paper assessing microbiome research and assertions that
the
human microbiome explains missing heritability in
nature.
He discusses this issue and explains
- What are classic ways of understanding genetic variation in humans and how recently microbiome research has entered...
Jul 21, 2020
Trent Northen studies the chemistry of microbiomes. More specifically, he studies how exogenous metabolites structure a microbial community, and, in turn, how those microbes change the metabolite pool and grow the microbial population. Because his work is primarily funded by the Department of Energy, he's focused on...
Jul 19, 2020
Simon Roux is a member of the metagenome project at the Joint
Genome Institute, which is a part of the Berkeley Lab. In this
episode, he discusses his research on viruses that affect microbial
life.
Tune in to discover:
- How nutrient, UV, and chemical stress of the host cell could trigger the lytic cycle of viral...
Jun 17, 2020
Filipe Cabrerio researches how a
host’s microbiome and physiology interact in the context of
different conditions such as
aging and metabolic syndrome while taking various
medications.
He shares some his lab’s research with listeners,
explaining
- What they found when studying colorectal cancer drugs and...