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What began as a study of human population history quickly evolved into a groundbreaking ...

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the ...

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Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...

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