Comparing microbiomes in 900 vertebrate species revealed that bats have guts more like birds than other mammals It’s no secret there’s a close relationship between humans and our microbiomes
Rob Knight, PhD, awarded the Pioneer Award; Omar Akbari, PhD, and Shadi Dayeh, PhD, receive the New Innovator Award, recognizing innovative approaches to biomedical research Three University of California San
Developing computational tools to analyze the reams of microbial sequencing data his lab generates, the UC San Diego microbiologist is a pioneer of microbiome research Not long after Rob
How the bacteria in your gut manipulate your sleep patterns. Your gut is linked to your brain in surprising ways, and you may be losing sleep over it. Research
Rob Knight explains Why you need a personalized diet in the Daily Mail For everyone desperately seeking slimming advice from Instagram foodie influencers: don’t bother. It’s not much use trying
In Mental Floss, Rob Knight discusses the American Gut Project, and how it analyzes the micro biome with a fecal sample here: Scientists at UC San Diego Want You to
Phys.org discusses a microbiome search engine with Dr. Rob Knight see here: Scientists Develop Microbiome Search Engine to assess Microbiome Novelty and Impact Scientists from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy
Rob Knight explains about the At-Home Poop Test Kits here: “I Took an At-Home Poop Test” … “[The kits] are very much about scientific discovery. It’s going to be biased
Planet-wide loss of microbiota diversity is a health threat comparable to climate change A Rutgers University–New Brunswick-led team of researchers is calling for the creation of a global microbiota
Wall Street Journal article featuring Rob Knight “Gut Feeling: To Stay Healthy, Keep Your Body’s Microbes in Line”
