Diversity & Inclusion

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  New research traces the evolution of wastewater and environmental surveillance in carceral settings

  2026-09-09T11:48:00+01:00By Linda Stewart

  Carceral wastewater and environmental surveillance is neither fully covered by human subjects protections nor fully accountable to traditional public health guidelines, producing a fragmented regulatory landscape, a new analysis suggests.

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  Small bowel microbiome offers clues to women’s health

  2026-09-08T09:25:00+01:00By Linda Stewart

  A new study has identified differences in the makeup and organization of the small bowel microbiome between women and men. One intriguing finding was a bacterial community containing Granulicatella, found only in women.

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  When it comes to brain health, is microbiome science missing much of the world?

  2026-07-21T11:22:00+01:00By Linda Stewart

  For more than two decades, scientists have uncovered remarkable links between the trillions of microbes living in our gut and the health of our brains. What if much of this science is based on studying only a narrow slice of global diversity? 

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