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The Dog-Human Bond: We Wouldn’t Be Who We Are Without Them
As the old saying goes, the dog is indeed “man’s best friend.” Annals of history and folklore have...
What Gut Microbes Eat
Our guts cannot break down certain types of foods like fibers on its own. Bacteria residing in our c...
Indoor Plants Can Help Diversify Your Microbiome
Microbes are everywhere. In your body, in your bedsheets, in the air, and even in your food. For a...
Microbiome Influence On Invasive Plants
Invasive plants can literally swallow your garden in a few weeks. How do they do that? That question...
Antibiotics and the Microbiome
Alexander Fleming could not have imagined that his discovery of penicillin in 1928 would create the...
How Microbes Benefit Your Body
We are not alone. Trillions of microbes live in our bodies and are concentrated mainly in our gut. B...
How Diet Affects Your Gut Microbiome
We often hear, "you are what you eat." However, we are feeding a lot more than just ourselves when w...
How Plants Deal With Stress: The Science Behind Plant Stress Signaling
Since plants cannot move, they face many environmental stresses. Plants have to deal with changes in...
Plant Imaging
Most people are familiar with the phrase ¨A picture is worth a thousand words¨, and especially in th...