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The art of exploring the fecal-ome
The community of bacteria living inside our own guts is about as local an ecosystem as we’re likely to find. So you’d think navel-gazing biologists would already know all about it. But several...
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Stanley Falkow awarded National Medal of Science, White House announces today
Exciting news today: Stanley Falkow, PhD, has been awarded the 2015 National Medal of Science. The honor was announced today by the White House. Falkow is being recognized for his pioneering work in...
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Can low-fiber diets’ damage to our gut-microbial ecosystems get passed down...
Uh-oh. A study conducted in mice raises suspicions that we humans may be halfway down the road to the permanent loss of friendly gut-dwelling bacteria who’ve been our constant companions for hundreds...
View ArticleImproving infection recovery
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative biomedical researchers. Think back on the last time you came down with something. First you...
View ArticleUnwelcome guests: How viruses take over cells
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative biomedical researchers. Viruses are the ultimate uninvited guests. They barge in and make...
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Special delivery: Discovery of viral receptor bodes better gene therapy
Gene therapy, whereby a patient’s disorder is treated by inserting a new gene, replacing a defective one, or disabling a harmful one, suffered a setback in 1999, when Jesse Gelsinger, an 18-year-old...
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If you gum up a malaria parasite’s protein-chewing machine, it can’t do the...
“Life in the tropics” evokes images of rain forests, palm trees, tamarinds and toucans. It also has a downside. To wit: One-third of the Earth’s population – 2.3 billion people – is at risk for...
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Stanford researchers discover new bacteria in dolphins
A team of researchers co-led by David Relman, MD, professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, has discovered previously unknown species of bacteria in dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy....
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CRISPR system can grab sequences from RNA as well as DNA
So much has been written lately about the gene-editing system known as CRISPR/Cas9 and its potential to transform the field of biology that it’s easy to forget why the dynamic DNA/enzyme duo evolved in...
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Vitamin D levels connected to metastasis-associated protein, Stanford study...
A preliminary study conducted primarily in laboratory mice indicates that breast cancer cells metastasize more readily when the animals have low levels of vitamin D. The researchers, including...
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