bacteria
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"Small amounts are absorbed directly. Our gut bacteria help break down flavanols into forms the body can use, but everyone's gut bacteria are different, so the benefits people get from flavanols may vary too."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The plan is to infect males — which don’t bite — with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which effectively renders them sterile.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
An analysis of his microbiome revealed a particular kind of a gut bacteria that is almost non-existent among modern humans.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The study cannot prove whether gut bacteria drive the brain changes, whether the brain drives microbial changes, or whether another factor influences both.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
When the sugar source was switched to lactose, the bacteria turned on an entire module of genes—several lactose-metabolizing genes—to digest lactose.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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