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05/03/2018 / By David Williams

New soil science study shows how plants release specific metabolites that enrich productivity

It’s well-understood that most plants rely heavily on the condition of the soil on which they are planted, and that the microbes that are present in the soil itself affect the overall health of the plant as it grows. Now a new study performed by scientists from the Department of Energy‘s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory […]

03/21/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Research indicates metabolites in the blood interact with gut microbiota to influence metabolism, BMI

A new study aims to determine the metabolites in the blood that are associated to obesity (high body mass index or BMI) and to find out if these obesity-linked metabolites influence the composition of bacteria in stool samples. Blood plasma and stool samples were studied from 674 study participants in the Malmo Offspring Study by […]

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