An in-depth microbiological and metagenomic analysis of Colombian farm and fermentation facilities resulted in the design of a defined microbial community that can reproduce the flavour of fine chocol...

With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy

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The Penn State One Health Microbiome Center received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a training program to provide early career professional development and research support ...

It is with great excitement and sincere dedication that I assume the role of editor in chief of mSystems. Building on the momentum and reputation that mSystems has achieved in its first decade, we wil...

Members of the mSystems Editorial Board

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

In this Review, Ferretti et al. discuss advances in our understanding of interactions between the human genome and the microbiome, including the effects of the microbiome on host gene regulation.

In this Review, Delzenne et al. explore how dietary fibres interact with and modulate the gut microbiota, and discuss their effects on human physiology, particularly in the context of obesity, cardiom...

We provide guidance on the planning, execution and description of statistical analyses in microbiome studies.

Is it possible to restore the human gut microbiome in industrialized settings and reintroduce microbial species that have been lost? In healthy adults, Li et al. found that consuming a diet mimicking ...

We are delighted to invite everyone to the seventh annual Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (HCMPH) symposium on May 19, 2025. We are happy to

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Researchers are digging into exactly what makes some packaged food unhealthy.

Communication between the circadian clocks of different cell and tissue types supports the daily rhythms of homeostatic processes that maintain bodily health. Ageing leads to a decline in this complex...

The Brain and Body Lab (BABLab) at UCLA explores how early experiences shape health and development to improve emotional and physical well-being across generations.

Applying WAAFLE to metagenomic data from human samples reveals over 100,000 putative LGTs not currently found in reference genomes, highlighting an underappreciated microbiome phenomenon.

Metagenomic immunoglobulin sequencing (MIg-seq) uncovered patterns of IgA antibody binding of bacterial strains in the healthy human gut microbiome.