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Scientists unveil evidence for new groups of methane-producing organisms
A team of scientists has provided the first experimental evidence that two new groups of microbes thriving in thermal features in Yellowstone National Park produce methane.
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Study reveals role of fathers in seeding the microbiota of newborns
A new paper shows the important contributions that fathers make to the composition of microbes colonizing a baby’s gut, and confirms that maternal fecal microbiota transfer (FMT) in babies born by C-section can help to correct microbiota disturbances.
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Mobile teams bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural villages in Sierra Leone
A new international research project showed that intervention with mobile vaccination teams in Sierra Leone is an effective way of reaching rural populations to increase vaccination uptake.
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€20 million EIB venture debt financing to support microbiome research and development
The EIB has signed €20 million in venture debt financing with Belgian microbiome health company The Akkermansia Company to accelerate the R&D and commercial activities around the Akkermansia muciniphila bacterium.
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Complex life descended from common Asgardian ancestor
Researchers analyzing the genomes of hundreds of different archaea have discovered that eukaryotes trace their roots to a common Asgard archaean ancestor.