Welcome: Michael Zimmermann 22 Jul 2019 - Cella Carr Michael Zimmermann's group will investigate how gut microbes affect the body’s response to drugs. 4 min read drug metabolismgut bacteriaHeidelbergmicrobiomeresearch groupZimmermann
Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer 1 Apr 2019 - Iris Kruijen Colorectal cancer characterised by consistent changes in gut bacteria across continents, cultures and diets 4 min read bacteriaCancercolorectalglobalgutmicrobialmicrobiomeNature Medicinepresssignatures
Many gut microbes may originate in the mouth 26 Feb 2019 - Josh Tapley Many microbes traverse the oral-gut barrier 2 min read Borkgutgut bacteriaHeidelbergmetagenomicsmicrobemicrobiomeResearch highlightszeller
Almost 2000 unknown gut bacteria discovered 11 Feb 2019 - Oana Stroe Researchers identify novel gut bacteria species and call for more data from beyond Europe and North America 3 min read Alexandre AlmeidaEMBL-EBIgenomegut bacteriahuman microbiomemicrobiomepressRob Finn
More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome 4 Feb 2019 - Georgia Hingston A new database of bacteria in the human microbiome is the most comprehensive to date. 2 min read Alexandre AlmeidadatabaseEMBL-EBIGeneticsHuman Gastrointestinal Bacteria Genome CollectionmicrobesmicrobiomepressRob Finn
Ambition and talent 22 Nov 2018 - Patrick Mueller Nina Kathe, Winner of the EU Contest for Young Scientists visits EMBL 2 min read EUCYSHeidelbergHufnagelmicrobiomeTypasWomen and Girls in Sciencewomen in scienceyoung talent
Understanding soil through its microbiome 1 Aug 2018 - Iris Kruijen First global survey of soil genomics reveals a war between fungi and bacteria 3 min read agricultureAntibiotic resistanceantibioticsbacteriaBorkcatalogueenvironmentfungimetabarcodingmetagenomicsmicrobiomepresssoil
Dog microbiome closer to humans’ than expected 19 Apr 2018 - Iris Kruijen Dog and human gut microbiomes have more similar genes and responses to diet than previously thought 2 min read bacteriaBorkCoelhoDietDoggutHeidelbergmicrobiomeNutritionpress
Commonly used drugs affect our gut bacteria 19 Mar 2018 - Iris Kruijen One in four drugs with human targets inhibit the growth of bacteria in the human gut, and may promote antibiotic resistance, EMBL researchers report in Nature 3 min read bacteriaBorkDrugsgutmicrobiomePatilpressTypaszeller
Molecular cuisine for gut bacteria 19 Mar 2018 - Iris Kruijen EMBL scientists show how to grow a wide range of gut bacteria in the lab 2 min read bacteriaBorkgutmicrobiologymicrobiomePatilpressTypaszeller
