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

How bacteria affect your wellbeing

27 Jun 2017 - Katrina Costa

Science and Society event answers controversial questions about gut microbes 4 min read EMBL-EBIeventsHealthmicrobemicrobiomeScience and Society

Welcome: Georg Zeller

26 Aug 2016 - Margaux Phares

Team leader investigates how the gut microbiome could relate to human diseases 3 min read BioinformaticsCareersHeidelbergmicrobiomeWelcome

Microbiomes: Our humble overlords

22 May 2016 - Mary Todd Bergman

What's a microbiome? How on Earth do they work? 10 min read GenomicsmetagenomicsmicrobemicrobiomeoutbreakPathogensTara Oceans

Poo transplants better understood

28 Apr 2016 - Sonia Furtado Neves

Stool transplants: finding the right match important, EMBL study shows 2 min read BioinformaticsBorkHealthHeidelbergmicrobiome

Stick out your tongue!

24 Aug 2015 - José Viosca

Alumnus Luis Bejarano asked Spanish students to stick out their tongues to analyse their microbiome. 2 min read alumnimicrobiomeScience and Society