«Since it's quite difficult to track
microbial exposure on a daily basis, especially with humans — who move around a lot — we're exploring new animal models to see if we can ask the same questions we would about humans and get answers in more rigorous, controlled ways,» Gilbert said.
Not exact matches
The scientists worked with model bacteria that are representative of the sort of
microbial lifeforms that might be expected to have emerged
on Mars and used a Raman spectrometer to track how the detectable signal from them changed with increasing
exposure to radiation.
Microbial Exposure During Early Life Has Persistent Effects
on Natural Killer T Cell Function
The projects aims to give us further knowledge in areas as diverse as coral reefs ecosystem, the dietary composition in wildlife and domestic animals over the last 50 000 years, the effects of antibiotic
exposure on microbial ecosystems, and changes in biodiversity that might have an effect
on or are affected by climate change.
This work consisted of lab - based experiments, studying the synergistic effect of mixed bacterial infections
on model invertebrate hosts, and provided my first real
exposure to the
microbial world.
I'd start by considering the following based
on the patient's history and symptoms: toxic metal
exposure — e.g.: lead, mercury, aluminum, etc.; synthetic chemicals of any sort; and
microbial imbalances.