Scientists blended one sample, split it, and shipped it out. What came back exposed a problem the whole industry shares.

At-home microbiome tests are having a moment. You mail in a stool sample and get back a report on your gut bacteria, along ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts agree that the microbiome is important to human health. But many are skeptical about how useful these kits are.'Photograph ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home test kits have been increasing in popularity over the last few hours, and it’s easy to see why. What’s more convenient than ...

Despite its popularity, the science and regulations surrounding microbiome testing are still catching up, highlighting the ...

Several companies offer direct-to-consumer test kits which promise to evaluate the microbiome, but experts say there is no way of defining a "healthy" microbiome and the kits need more regulatory ...

Should you get out your credit card to pay for one of the growing number of home microbiome test kits that come with big promises for what they will reveal about your health and how to improve it?

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Have you ever spent a really long time looking at a diagram of butanoate metabolism? Or wondered if your Firmicutes are producing butyrate? I’ve been having all kinds of thoughts like this since ...

Lauren Silva, a freelance writer in New York City, believes in feeling good in your body and making that experience accessible to everyone across generations. The proof is in her ever-piling browser ...