All Michael Zimmermann articles
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NewsBetter together: Gut microbiome communities’ resilience to drugs
Many human medications can directly inhibit the growth and alter the function of the bacteria that constitute our gut microbiome. EMBL Heidelberg researchers have now discovered that this effect is reduced when bacteria form communities.
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NewsGut microbes implicated in bladder cancer
A new study shows that gut bacteria can metabolise carcinogens and cause them to accumulate in distant organs, leading to tumour development.
