gut.bmj

An irritable bowel syndrome subtype defined by species-specific alterations in faecal microbiota

Background and aims Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder that may be triggered by enteric pathogens and has also been linked to alterations in the microbiota ...
gut.bmj

Hypomethylation of long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) leads to activation of proto-oncogenes in human colorectal cancer metastasis

2 Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain 3 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain ...
Nature

RNA-Seq: a revolutionary tool for transcriptomics

The transcriptome is the complete set of transcripts in a cell, and their quantity, for a specific developmental stage or physiological condition. Understanding the transcriptome is essential for ...
Nature

Advantages of the metagenomic approach for soil exploration: reply from Vogel et al.

New technologies are necessary to understand the biological complexity of soil and the extensive diversity of the microbiota present, especially the initial descriptive challenge from which functional ...