Health
Kombucha Takes 2 to Tango
This delicious fermented tea requires microbial cooperation
Stories by Kevin Bonham
Biology
Gene Sharing in Cheese Microbes, Part 1
I recently submitted my first paper from the Dutton lab, investigating how microbes share their genes. This is the first in a multipart series explaining the science and story of the paper...
Fitness
Science versus Organic Food
An excellent podcast to get you caught up on the science of organic food. Short version: they're not all they're cracked up to be
Medicine
What's in Your Poo?
The nonmicrobial components of feces may have important consequences as we try to grapple with microbiome research
Fitness
Join Me at the Boston Fermentation Festival!
This BFF is all day Sunday, August 28th at the Boston Public Market. I'll be manning a kraut clinic and moderating a panel on the microbiome
Biotech
Small Farms and GMOs--Questions from a Reader
I got an e-mail from a reader about small farms and GMOs that led me to do some digging
Fitness
Time Is the Enemy, Unless It's Colonic Transit Time
The time it takes waste to pass through your colon has important implications. Expect many poop puns
Fitness
How to Make Hot Sauce--a Themed Lunch and Workshop in Boston
Anywhere near Boston this weekend? Join Rich Shih and I to eat delicious food, learn about the microbiology of traditional hot sauce and how to make your own!
Public Health
Using Antibiotics on Preterm Infants Increases Antibiotic Resistance
No one should really be shocked by this, although the extent of the increase in antibiotic resistance is troubling. New research looks at the development of the microbiomes in preterm infants...
Public Health
The Microbiomes of Indigenous Peoples Are Different--Does It Matter?
The microbiome has a huge impact on health, and lifestyle has a huge impact on the microbiome. A new study continues the work of teasing apart what aspects of lifestyle matter
Medicine
Peanut-Buttery Prevention: New Guidelines to Thwart the Peanut Allergy Epidemic?
New research is changing the way doctors think about early exposure to potential allergens
Medicine
Food Allergies Suck Less Than Cancer [Podcast]
In the latest episode of Audiommunity, we discuss the first known acquired food allergy, apparently caused by a bone-marrow transplant.
Culture
My New Image Policy
A reference post for why I’m going to start having silly drawings in my posts instead of real data.
Biology
Pushing and Pulling on the Mosquito Microbiome
Spare a thought for the mosquito microbiome - these insects curate their resident bacteria by secreting special molecules that protect their friends and leave foes open to attack ...
Public Health
Feeding a Malnourished Microbiome
New research shows that sugars lacking from the milk of malnourished mothers may be the key to a gut ecosystem children need for proper growth
The Sciences
The Case of the Missing Microbes
The standard techniques for looking at the diversity of microbial populations may be missing a substantial quantity of important bacteria. Unfortunately, there’s not an easy fix.&..
Health
"Meat without Misery"--Sam Harris and Memphis Meats CEO
Meat grown in a lab? What's not to love?
Health
Signal to Noise Special on GMOs
A new issue of Signal to Noise is all about GMOs - from the basic science to patents and environmental impact.
Health
Looking for Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Bacteria That Make Cheese Delicious
The rinds of aged cheeses are complex, multispecies microbial communities, and they're much easier to study than those found in an animal's gut or in soil
Health
The Plot Thickens--More on Antibiotics and Obesity
More bad news on the link between antibiotics and obesity
