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Gut microbes release cancer-fighting bile acids that block hormone signals

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites…

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Origin of life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments…

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Without oxygen: How primordial microbes breathed

A team of scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Marburg and Stockholm University have elucidated an ancient mechanism of…

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Early-life gut microbes may protect against diabetes, research in mice suggests

The microbiome shapes development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk, new research…

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We feed gut microbes sugar, they make a compound we need

Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which…

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Scientists reveal gut microbes’ hidden role in anxiety: Could probiotics be the next mental health breakthrough?

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience…

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Gut microbes may mediate the link between drinking sugary beverages and diabetes risk

It is well known that consuming sugary drinks increases the risk of diabetes, but the mechanism behind this relationship is…

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Bioengineered yeast microbes as targeted drug delivery systems

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have developed a groundbreaking way to engineer yeast (Saccharomyces…

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