Observational findings achieved during the past two decades suggest that the intestinal
microbiota may contribute to the metabolic health of the human host and, when aberrant, to …

The intestine harbours a complex array of microorganisms collectively known as the gut
microbiota. The past two decades have witnessed increasing interest in studying the gut …

Microbiome studies have become routine in biomedical, agricultural and environmental
sciences with diverse aims, including diversity profiling, functional characterization, and …

Metagenomic assembly enables new organism discovery from microbial communities, but it
can only capture few abundant organisms from most metagenomes. Here we present …

Aging is a complex process associated with nearly all diseases. Understanding the
molecular changes underlying aging and identifying therapeutic targets for aging-related …

Gut microorganisms modulate host phenotypes and are associated with numerous health
effects in humans, ranging from host responses to cancer immunotherapy to metabolic …

Consumer wearable devices that continuously measure vital signs have been used to
monitor the onset of infectious disease. Here, we show that data from consumer …

The world has witnessed a steady rise in both non-infectious and infectious chronic
diseases, prompting a cross-disciplinary approach to understand and treating disease …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the common metabolic diseases in the world. Due
to the rise in morbidity and mortality, it has become a global health problem. To date, T2DM …

The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem that can mediate the interaction of the
human host with their environment. The interaction between gut microbes and commonly …