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US Researchers Call for Robust Studies Into Dequalinium, a Bacterial Vaginosis Therapy Common in Europe

Rebecca Brotman, PhD, MPH, an IGS researcher, talks to Medscape about the need for studies on Dequalinium, a bacterial vaginosis treatment that is available in Europe. Read full article: US Researchers Call for Robust Studies Into Dequalinium, a Bacterial Vaginosis Therapy Common in Europe

Personalising stuff that doesn't matter: the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app

Jacques Ravel, PhD, Acting Director of IGS, discusses the lack of accuracy in consumer health tests with The Guardian. Read full article: Personalising stuff that doesn't matter: the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app

Microbiome Science Company Hones In On Vaginal Health With New Launch

Jacques Ravel, PhD, Acting Director of IGS, discusses a new suppository treatment from the microbiome science company Seed designed to help balance the vaginal microbiome. Read full article: Microbiome Science Company Hones In On Vaginal Health With New Launch

Customer success story: Maryland Genomics shines by tackling tough samples with HiFi sequencing

Luke Tallon, Senior Executive Director of Maryland Genomics, is featured in this PacBio blog about how Maryland Genomics leads the way in high-throughput genomic analysis and their seasoned team of experts—including molecular biologists, bioinformaticians, and research specialists—brings over a century of collective experience in genomic science. Read full article: Customer success story: Maryland Genomics shines by tackling tough samples with HiFi sequencing

What your vaginal microbiome can tell you about your overall health

Johanna Holm, PhD, a researcher at the Institute for Genome Sciences, talks about how the vaginal microbiome impacts health in Women’s Health. Read full article: What your vaginal microbiome can tell you about your overall health

Federal Regulation Urged for Direct-to-Consumer Microbiome Tests

AZO Website covers the Science paper co-written by IGS Acting Director Jacques Ravel. Read full article: Federal Regulation Urged for Direct-to-Consumer Microbiome Tests

Experts Call For More Regulation Of At Home Microbiome Test Kits

Forbes writes about a recent Science paper co-authored by IGS Acting Director Jacques Ravel, PhD, calling for more regulation of direct-to-consumer microbiome testing services. Read full article: Experts Call For More Regulation Of At Home Microbiome Test Kits

Women's Health: The Next Microbiome Frontier

Jacques Ravel, PhD, discusses the role of the microbiome in women’s health. Read full article: Women's Health: The Next Microbiome Frontier

How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves

In Scientific American, Julie Dunning Hotopp, PhD, comments on a study on horizontal gene transfer that may have allowed a worm that kills praying mantises. Read full article: How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves

The Vaginal Microbiome May Affect Health More than We Thought

In Scientific American, Johanna Holm, PhD, and Jacques Ravel, PhD, discuss their research showing that combinations of microbes in the vaginal microbiome may influence health outcomes such as risk of sexually transmitted disease and preterm birth Read full article: The Vaginal Microbiome May Affect Health More than We Thought