Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable bacterial product causes mutations in DNA that have been linked to ...

Can gut bacteria prevent autism? New research shows how the infant epigenome and microbiome interact to influence ASD and ...

The gut microbiome and epigenetics-molecular switches that turn genes on or off-are intertwined, and both contribute to ...