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NewsScientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk
Researchers have identified specific species of bacteria that consume cholesterol in the gut and may help lower cholesterol and heart disease risk in people.
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NewsNew mode of horizontal gene transfer between maternal and infant gut microbiome uncovered
Researchers have discovered a new mode of vertical mother-to-infant microbiome transmission, where microbes in the maternal gut shared genes with microbes in the infant gut during the perinatal period starting immediately before birth and extending though the first few weeks after birth.
