All Rob Knight articles
-
News
Millions of gamers accelerate knowledge of human microbiome via mini-game
Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published in Nature Biotechnology. Source: Gearbox By playing Borderlands Science, a mini-game within the looter-shooter video game Borderlands 3, 4.5 million gamers have helped trace the evolutionary relationships of more than a ...
-
News
Scientists discover potential microbiome links to skin aging
A new study has isolated microbes associated specifically with signs of skin aging and skin health, rather than chronological age.
-
News
Autism-specific metabolic pathways linked to gut microbes
A reanalysis of previous studies has identified autism-specific metabolic pathways associated with particular human gut microbes - these were also seen elsewhere in autistic individuals, from their brain-associated gene expression profiles to their diets.