
Like Genes, Our Microbes Pass from Parent to Child
Modern assaults on the human microbiome may deprive some infants of coevolved microorganisms that shape their immune systems as well as lead to other developmental problems

Like Genes, Our Microbes Pass from Parent to Child
Modern assaults on the human microbiome may deprive some infants of coevolved microorganisms that shape their immune systems as well as lead to other developmental problems

AWOL Microbes May Explain Our Modern Plagues [Excerpt]
Antibiotics have endangered our native microbiomes and left us increasingly vulnerable to modern diseases like obesity, diabetes, asthma and autism

An Endangered Species in the Stomach
Is the decline of Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium living in the human stomach since time immemorial, good or bad for public health?

The Bacteria Behind Ulcers
One half to one third of the world's population harbors Helicobacter pylori, "slow" bacteria that infect the stomach and can cause ulcers and cancer there