Christopher Wanjek
Microbiome and health: Stress, diet and genetics responsible for how bacteria influences our immune system
Could the idea that there are "good" and "bad" bacteria be a false dichotomy? … In a study on mice, scientists found ...
Scientists may have found gene behind hyper-sociability
[H]umans are social beings, an evolutionary trait that helped separate us from other primates millions of years ago...These genetic underpinnings ...
Hookworm genome may lead to a cure for more than 700 million infection sufferers
Scientists have decoded the genome of a lowly, blood-sucking hookworm, an advance they say could lead to cures for hookworm ...
Your diet affects your grandchildren’s DNA, scientists say
You are what you eat, the saying goes. And, according to two new genetic studies, you are what your mother, ...