{"id":146226,"date":"2022-09-13T01:23:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/stanford-scientists-build-first-synthetic-human-microbiome-from-scratch"},"modified":"2022-09-13T01:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:23:37","slug":"stanford-scientists-build-first-synthetic-human-microbiome-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/stanford-scientists-build-first-synthetic-human-microbiome-from-scratch","title":{"rendered":"Stanford scientists build first synthetic human microbiome from scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/stanford-scientists-build-first-synthetic-human-microbiome-from-scratch2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A team of researchers from Stanford University has constructed the first synthetic microbiome model, built entirely from scratch and encompassing more than 100 different bacterial species. It\u2019s hoped the achievement will revolutionize gut microbiome research by offering scientists a consistent working model for future experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Trillions of microbes live inside our guts. Perhaps one of the most significant discoveries in medical science over recent decades has been how deeply these <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/tag\/microbiome\/\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">microbes influence our general health<\/a>. From affecting how well <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/gut-bacteria-drug-metabolism-yale\/59976\/\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">drugs we consume work<\/a>, to <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/gut-bacteria-microbiome-aging-immune-system\/59979\/\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">modulating our immune systems<\/a>, the gut microbiome plays a powerful role in all aspects of our health.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/microbiome-gene-study-harvard\/61085\/\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">mind-bendingly complex<\/a>. No two people share exactly the same gut microbiome composition. And while researchers frequently home in on ways particular bacteria influence metabolic mechanisms, it has been difficult to translate these findings into actual clinical therapies for humans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers from Stanford University has constructed the first synthetic microbiome model, built entirely from scratch and encompassing more than 100 different bacterial species. It\u2019s hoped the achievement will revolutionize gut microbiome research by offering scientists a consistent working model for future experiments. Trillions of microbes live inside our guts. Perhaps one of [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}