The human microbiome, or microbiota, is defined as the collection of microbes - bacteria, viruses, and single-cell eukaryotes - that inhabits the human body. Microbes in a healthy human adult are ...

The goal of the Human Microbiome Project is to characterize the human microbiome and analyze its role in human health and disease. Although bacteria are often associated with infections, the bacteria ...

A new book co-edited by Virginia Commonwealth University professor Maria Rivera, Ph.D., aims to provide guidance on the best practices for metagenomics—the application of high throughput technology ...

Twenty years ago, Ravel, a microbial ecologist, was intrigued by the new technology of metagenomic sequencing and what it could reveal about the human microbiome. But he believed the tools ...

only 43% are human The rest is our microbiome and includes bacteria, viruses, fungi and single-celled archaea The human genome - the full set of genetic instructions for a human being - is made up ...

the development of new sequencing technologies has enabled extensive characterization of microorganisms living in or on the human body (the "human microbiome"). In particular, characterization of ...

The human microbiome plays a vital role in our health, affecting the well-being of our immune and digestive systems, heart and brain. However, researchers are still learning about the range of ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago and other institutions around the world are working to understand and catalog the microbiome, and to apply these insights to interventions and biotherapeutics ...

Look under the microscope at any square centimetre of human skin and you will find it teeming with bacteria, fungi, mites and viruses. It might sound yucky, but your skin’s microbiome is an ...