The microbiome is a gut-wrenching mystery. One day, it’s the key to immortality; the next, it’s just along for the ride. If you’ve ever been told to fear sweeteners, shun sugar, and bow to fermented ...

Source: Midjourney AI art generator In a recent review, Estefania Azevedo and Whitnei Smith of the University of South Carolina took a look at how the microbiome is involved with stress-eating.

The UAB Microbiome Center works to ensure that vital cores necessary to perform microbiome-related work are accessible to investigators at UAB. The Microbiome Center promotes new and established ...

Our research laboratory uses cutting edge computer-based analysis and experimental techniques to study the microbiome. We specialize in “omics” methods, including metagenomics and metabolomics, which ...

The microbiome comprises all of the genetic material within a microbiota (the entire collection of microorganisms in a specific niche, such as the human gut). This can also be referred to as the ...