Sentences with phrase «term microbiome research»

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Increasingly, experimenters are questioning the potential research impact of the microbiome — a term often used to refer to commensal gut bacteria, but which also includes resident viruses, fungi, protozoa, and single - celled archaea species.

While the term «microbiome» may be relatively new in biomedical research, most people are familiar with some of the effects - both good and bad - that microbes can have on our health.

At PNNL, she leads research into the microbiome, a term for the collective communities of microbes that reside in many environmental niches, including the human gut and soil.

The award will enable an even closer, long - term cooperation between Karen Nelson and Helmholtz Zentrum München, in particular the Research Unit Environmental Genomics (headed by Professor Michael Schloter) and the Institute of Epidemiology (headed by Professor Annette Peters) in important areas of microbiome rResearch Unit Environmental Genomics (headed by Professor Michael Schloter) and the Institute of Epidemiology (headed by Professor Annette Peters) in important areas of microbiome researchresearch.

Presenter bio: Alessio Fasano, MD, is a Linus Pauling award winner on the forefront of research into intestinal barrier permeability and the long - term effects of early - life nutrition on the microbiome, metabolome, and immune system function.

There is a huge amount of research going on right now about the microbiome, a term referring to the complex community of abundant microorganisms that live in and on our bodies.