Posts Tagged ‘Bacteria’

Potential for common bacteria to cause colorectal cancer [Aetiology]

Potential for common bacteria to cause colorectal cancer [Aetiology]
Student guest post by DesirĂ© Christensen Colorectal cancer (aka colon cancer) includes cancers of the colon, rectum, and appendix. Colorectal cancer is more common in developed countries (e.g. United States and Japan) compared to developing countries in Africa and Asia. Each year in the United States, there are around 150,000 cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed and about 50,000 people die from …

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Gut Bacteria Give Super Seaweed-Digestion Power to Japanese

Gut Bacteria Give Super Seaweed-Digestion Power to Japanese
A comparison of gut bacteria from Japanese and North American people finds that the Japanese have powerful algae-metabolizing enzymes that probably came from eating sushi seaweed.

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Gut bacteria are what we eat

Gut bacteria are what we eat
Intestinal microbes pick up genes from food-borne bacteria, possibly changing what our microbiota digests

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Bacteria Types & Food


Bacteria that eat meat eat you! … Bacteria Food Vegans Meat eating bateria

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Kathy Freston: E. Coli, Salmonella and Other Deadly Bacteria and Pathogens in Food: Factory Farms Are the Reason

Kathy Freston: E. Coli, Salmonella and Other Deadly Bacteria and Pathogens in Food: Factory Farms Are the Reason
It seems that things have gotten out of hand in our food production, especially in the livestock sector. In Part 2 of this interview, we discuss E. coli, Salmonella and other worrisome pathogens.

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