The microbes that live on and in us provide a host of functions that are essential for our health. Changes in the composition of these microbial communities correlate with a variety of disease states. Results of a new study (link) reveal altered populations of intestinal bacteria and metabolic disturbances in ME/CFS patients. The study subjects were …
Episode #234 of the science show This Week in Virology was recorded before an audience at the 2013 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Denver, Colorado. Vincent and Kathy spoke with Nels Elde and Tom Shenk about their work on the evolution of virus-host conflict and how viruses influence the cell metabolome. You can …
On episode #187 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent and Rich discuss recovery of a hepatitis B viral genome from a 16th century Korean mummy, and personal omics profiling of an individual over a 14 month period. You can find TWiV #187 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
