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Molecules, microbes and multiomics

Dec 16, 2020

We interview a team from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, who are exploring the impact of probiotics in COVID-19 transmission with a new clinical trial: Probiotics To Eliminate COVID-19 Transmission in Exposed Household Contacts (PROTECT-EHC).


Nov 12, 2020

The interest in human microbiome has widened from the gut to other parts of the human body, like skin. One company saw an opportunity to combine the science of the human skin microbiome, makeup and skincare. In this episode of Molecules, Microbes, and Multiomics, we interview the co-founders of Pure Culture Beauty Joy...


Oct 27, 2020

When the pandemic hit, the demand for COVID-19 testing drastically increased, resulting in shortages of COVID-19 sampling and laboratory supplies and impacting the number of tests that could be performed. When we confirmed that our collection devices could stabilize, and inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we knew we could...


Oct 21, 2020

We recently had the opportunity to interview Professor Patrick Pauwels, head of the laboratory of molecular pathology and co-director of CORE, a joint oncology research platform with the University of Antwerp.

This podcast discusses the potential of liquid biopsies, such as urine in the field of cancer research...


Aug 28, 2020

The question of “What is Metabolomics” has been buzzing around the scientific community. With the advances of new technology, a gateway to studying metabolomics has been opened. Over recent years, microbiome researchers have begun to incorporate  metabolomics, the “missing piece of the puzzle”, as part of their...