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Gut Bacteria and Body Weight: What's Real, What's Hype

Gut Bacteria and Body Weight: What's Real, What's Hype

From "obesity is transmissible in mice" to the failed Firmicutes ratio: what two decades of research really say about gut bacteria and body weight, and why the same meal affects two people so differently.

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Functional Microbiome Analysis: How Shotgun Sequencing Reveals Functional Patterns in the Gut Microbiome

Functional Microbiome Analysis: How Shotgun Sequencing Reveals Functional Patterns in the Gut Microbiome

Modern microbiome research goes beyond identifying bacteria. Discover how functional microbiome analysis explores butyrate production, gut metabolism, and the metabolic potential of your gut microbiome.

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