Sentences with phrase «complex human microbiome»

While strides have been made in our effort to understand the importance of the complex human microbiome, the exact functions of the majority of our gut associates remain unknown, as is their impact on our metabolism and overall physiology.

Not exact matches

With our human gut - on - a-chip, we can not only culture the normal gut microbiome for extended times, but we can also analyze contributions of pathogens, immune cells, and vascular and lymphatic endothelium, as well as model specific diseases to understand complex pathophysiological responses of the intestinal tract.»

Although these groups have only just begun to publish their findings, it is already clear that the microbiome is much more complex and very likely more critical to human health than anyone suspected.

Human skin surfaces are complex ecosystems for microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria and viruses, which are known collectively as the skin microbiome.

Our in vitro study provides a baseline for defining healthy and disease - like states and highlights the power of moving beyond single and dual species applications to capture key players and their orchestrated metabolic activities within a complex human oral microbiome model.

«The time is right for pursuing the complex question of healthy aging given the rapid advances in analytical technologies and the expanding knowledge of the human genome and microbiome and their interactions.

Her laboratory focuses on (1) the use of next generation sequencing to define the microbiome and host immunologic features in patients with human diseases and (2) developing custom computational tools for the identification of novel human commensals and pathogens in these inpatient populations, and (3) using statistical and functional biological methods to understand the complex interplay between the human microbiome and host biology.

The website came as a result of my personal need to cover an area that is getting more and more attention, but the mainstream medical world hasn't fully adopted — the complex relation between humans and their microbiome.

In the last five years, technology has allowed us to better understand the human microbiome — scientists have now identified and named 8,000 microbes and are learning more about their complex interactions each day.

The microbiomes of the human body are vast, complex, and essential to our welfare.