Vaginal Biomes | Prof. Doug Kwon | Season 3, Ep. 7
Some amazing evidence now shows that the vaginal microbiome can influence the risk of a woman giving birth prematurely and influence her ris...
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As a human being, you are not a single organism but a thriving ecosystem home to trillions of invisible, living microbes. These microbial jungles within you and upon you are critical for you...
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Listen to Biomes, a Science & Medicine podcast by Dr. Ruairi Robertson. Stream 20 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 episodesMicrobiome Myths | Profs Jens Walter and Alan Walker | Season 3, Ep. 6
Even though the microbiome field is very exciting, it is also unfortunately full of plenty of myths and hyperbole. It is important that we d...
CRISPR and gene editing biomes | Dr. Carlotta Ronda | Season 3, Ep. 5
Gene editing tools such as CRISPR are allowing scientists and medics to get rid of devastating genetic conditions, however they can also be...
Ultraprocessed foods and the gut microbiome | Dr. Benoit Chassaing | Season 3, Ep. 4
Ultra-processed foods contain lots of additives to help with their shelf life. Emulsifiers are one type of additive included within many ult...
Breastmilk Biomes | Dr. Meghan Azad | Season 3, Ep. 3
Humans can survive on human milk for at least the first 6 months of life yet surprisingly little has been researcher about this human superf...
Artificial sweeteners and the gut microbiome | Dr. Jotham Suez | Season 3, Ep. 2
Increasingly, dietary sugar is being replaced by non-caloric sweeteners in our diets. But what effects do these sweeteners have on our healt...
Intro to Season 3 | Dr. Ruairi Robertson | Season 3, Ep. 1
Welcome back to Season 3 of Biomes! This season will include some even more fascinating discussions on the latest developments in human micr...
Season 2, Ep. 6: Infection Biomes | Prof. Brett Finlay
Infectious diseases have largely been replaced by chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer in the Western world. However,...
Season 2, Ep. 5: Fungal Biomes | Prof. Marie Claire Arrieta
When you hear the phrase ‘gut microbiome’, you most often think about bacteria. However, a huge proportion of your intestinal microbes are v...
Season 2, Ep. 4: Cancer Biomes | Prof. Wendy Garrett
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and cancer deaths worldwide and its rates are increasing in many countries around the wo...
Season 2, Ep. 3: Fermented Food Biomes | Prof. Paul Cotter
Kombucha, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi… fermented foods such as these have suddenly appeared on the shelves and menus around the world. Much of...
Season 2, Ep. 1: Intro to Season 2 | Dr. Ruairi Robertson
Welcome back to Season 2 of Biomes! This season will include some even more fascinating discussions on the latest developments in human micr...
Season 2, Ep. 2: Building Biomes | Prof. Jack Gilbert
Did you know that humans emit about 37 million bacteria every hour? Your entire surroundings, from the air you breathe to the walls of your...
Ep. 7: Allergic Biomes | Prof. Susan Lynch
In this final episode of the series, I speak to Prof. Susan Lynch from University of California San Francisco. We discuss the hygiene hypoth...
Ep. 6: Evolutionary Biomes | Professor Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello
Through our diets, hygiene practices, overuse of antibiotics and other aspects of our Westernised diets, we are losing much of the vast dive...
Ep. 5: Baby Biomes | Dr. Lindsay Hall
In this episode I speak to Dr. Lindsay Hall to studies the gut microbiomes of babies. She examines how preterm babies are more prone to infe...
Ep. 4: Banking Biomes | Dr. Majdi Osman
Fecal transplants are one of the hottest, if not stomach-curling, topics in the field of the microbiome at the moment. They are extremely su...
Ep. 3: Probiotic Biomes | Professor Gregor Reid
In this episode of Biomes, I speak with Professor Gregor Reid of the the University of Western Ontario and the Lawson Health Research Instit...
Ep. 2: Brains and Biomes | Professor Ted Dinan
Have you ever had a gut feeling? Or butterflies in your stomach? Fascinating evidence now shows us that our intestines and brains and intric...
Ep. 1: An Introduction to the Biomes Podcast | Dr. Ruairi Robertson
Welcome to the Biomes Podcast! As a human being, you are not a single organism but a thriving ecosystem home to trillions of invisible, livi...
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