Humans evolved with their microbiomes – like genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the next
As early modern humans spread across the globe, their gut microbes genetically changed with them. Understanding the origins of gut microbes could improve understanding of their role in human health.
Ruth Ley, Director, Department of Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology •
conversation
Sept. 15, 2022 • ~7 min
Sept. 15, 2022 • ~7 min
Neanderthals died out 40,000 years ago, but there has never been more of their DNA on Earth
Here’s what we can learn from our closest extinct relatives.
Trine Kellberg Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of Archeology and Heritage Studies, Aarhus University •
conversation
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~8 min
Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans
Nonhuman primates like rhesus monkeys share certain characteristics with people that may make them better study subjects than mice for research on neurodegenerative diseases.
Amanda M. Dettmer, Associate Research Scientist, Yale University
• conversation
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~9 min
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~9 min
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