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UM Researchers Identify Gut Bacteria Associated with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Additional research to study impact of medicine, diet and lifestyle changes.... Download PDF: UM Researchers Identify Gut Bacteria Associated with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

FDA, CDC & others create publicly available food pathogen genome database

New good pathogen genome database Read full article: FDA, CDC & others create publicly available food pathogen genome database

IGS Scientist Launches Journal on Microbiome Research

New Open Access Publication to Highlight MicrobiomeResearch in Humans and the Environment... Download PDF: IGS Scientist Launches Journal on Microbiome Research

International Team Gains New Info on Strains of Cholera

University of Maryland-led team found new information about the cholera strain that contributed to 2010 Haitian outbreak... Download PDF: International Team Gains New Info on Strains of Cholera

Mapping of Microbes for Human Microbiome Project

Series of Coordinated Scientific Papers Published in Nature, PLoS Analyze Human Microbiome Download PDF: Mapping of Microbes for Human Microbiome Project

Study Finds Vaginal Microbes Vary Over Time Among Healthy Women

Scientists hope research is starting point for personalized medicine for women Download PDF: Study Finds Vaginal Microbes Vary Over Time Among Healthy Women

What is Genomics?

Concise summary of field of genomics Read full article: What is Genomics?

New DACC Data Browser Released

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New insights into the genomic anatomy of Escherichia coli

A team of U.S. scientists published data presenting the genomic blueprints and outbreak dynamics of E coli in previously unprecedented detail... Download PDF: New insights into the genomic anatomy of Escherichia coli

Fraser-Liggett Elected to Institute of Medicine

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