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Can You Lose Weight? Ask Your Microbiome

Posted on September 14, 2021

The strongest associations with weight loss success or failure – independent of BMI – are found in the genetic capacity of the gut microbiome. These new findings open the door to diagnostic tests that can identify people likely to lose weight with healthy lifestyle changes and those who might need more drastic interventions.

Dr. Christian Diener, postdoc in ISB's Gibbons Lab.

New Modeling Tool Allows Microbiome Researchers to Map Community Ecology to Ecosystem Function

Posted on January 21, 2020

A promising new open-source metabolic modeling tool provides microbiome researchers a path forward in predicting ecosystem function from community structure. News of the software package, called MICOM, was developed in part by researchers in ISB’s Gibbons Lab, and its uses were published in the journal mSystems.

Can You Lose Weight? Ask Your Microbiome

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Can You Lose Weight? Ask Your Microbiome

New Modeling Tool Allows Microbiome Researchers to Map Community Ecology to Ecosystem Function

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