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NewsMillions of gamers accelerate knowledge of human microbiome via mini-game
Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published in Nature Biotechnology. Source: Gearbox By playing Borderlands Science, a mini-game within the looter-shooter video game Borderlands 3, 4.5 million gamers have helped trace the evolutionary relationships of more than a ...
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NewsGut microbiome fluctuates through days and seasons
The balance of microbes in the human gut varies substantially from morning to night and even more by season, with profound fluctuations completely transforming the microbiome from summer to winter, a new study reveals.
