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NewsA healthy diet is key to a healthy gut microbiome
Vegan, vegetarian and omnivorous diets affect intestinal microorganisms, but the absence of certain foods from the diet can have complex effects that can be positively or negatively correlated with general well-being.
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NewsPlastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria
Researchers at Imperial College London have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself. In recent years, scientists and companies have started using microbes to grow sustainable textiles or to make dyes for industry – but this is the first time bacteria have been engineered to ...
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NewsSwitching to vegan or ketogenic diet rapidly impacts immune system - and gut microbiome
A study found that switching to a vegan diet prompted responses linked to innate immunity, while the keto diet elicited responses associated with adaptive immunity, along with metabolic changes and shifts in the gut microbiomes.
