Alongside Dr. Bill Van Bonn, Allen LaPointe and the rest of the Project Team, Edwardson will help the Shedd Aquarium Microbiome Project continue its pioneering research into
the important roles microbes play in aquarium systems.
Not exact matches
Understanding how microbial communities in the biocrusts adapt to their harsh environments could provide
important clues to help shed light on the
roles of soil
microbes in the global carbon cycle.
Bacteria make up the vast majority of
microbes in the adult body, so this finding suggests that fungi may play an unexpectedly
important role both in the early development of microbial communities and in the health of infants.
Scientists have long known of the
important roles played by the
microbes on and in our bodies — our microbiomes.
Human milk's most
important role could be preventing infant disease and boosting immunity by cultivating a balance of
microbes in the gut and the rest of the body, a kind of internal ecosystem called the microbiome.
Understanding more about the interactions between the microbial communities — also called «microbiomes» — in the biocrusts and their adaptations to their harsh environments could provide
important clues to help shed light on the
roles of soil
microbes in the global carbon cycle.
The findings strengthen a growing body of evidence that the
microbes of our intestines play an
important and unexpected
role in an array of maladies.
In the current study, being published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the international interdisciplinary research team demonstrates that the transport of molecules across the blood - brain barrier can be modulated by gut
microbes — which therefore play an
important role in the protection of the brain.
Gut bacteria that make up the gastrointestinal microbiome play an
important role in the metabolism of most chemicals humans ingest, motivating studies of
microbe - driven breakdown of clinically
important drugs.
The large population of
microbes that lives in the intestines, called the microbiome, is known to have
important roles in digesting food and controlling metabolism, but it also has a close interrelationship with the immune system.
In recent years, scientists have become aware of the
important role of
microbes existing inside the human gastrointestinal tract, called the gut microbiome.
«This initiative is an
important step to expand our understanding of the pivotal
role of
microbes in the ecosystem,» said Lynn Enquist, ASM President.
If the hypothesis of a microbiome being present in the womb holds true, it may suggest that
microbes are
important in pregnancy and play a
role in the development of an immune system.
June 20, 2016 Microbiota affect the rate of transplant acceptance and rejection Researchers from the University of Chicago have shown that microbiota — the bacteria, viruses and other
microbes living on the skin and in the digestive system — play an
important role in the body's ability to accept transplanted skin and other organs.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have shown that microbiota — the bacteria, viruses and other
microbes living on the skin and in the digestive system — play an
important role in the body's ability to accept transplanted...
The consequences of noise aren't limited to
microbes — noise may also play an
important role in development of more complex organisms, including humans.
Moreover, these
microbes may comprise up to half the mass of life in the oceans, and so must play an
important role in the processes that occur in the oceans.
Emerging science also demonstrates that the
microbes which inhabit our digestive tract and play many
important roles in our health seem to respond directly to stress - related signals.
Microbes also play an
important role in making such foods as bread and cheese.
There is mounting evidence that
microbes play an
important role in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic enteropathies of dogs, including idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Another big outcome is a deeper understanding of the
roles subsurface
microbes play in globally
important carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles.
The findings reveal the
important role played by these
microbes as they consume enough methane to influence the global levels of greenhouse gas.
And in fact, the
role of the gut microbiota is so
important to our health that researchers have found links between gut
microbes and numerous diseases.