What will the model allow you to observe? We will look at how different small-intestine microbes affect gastrointestinal function, and how these mechanisms are influenced by dietary choices.

Our main goal is to begin deciphering the molecular communication between bacteria (and the small molecules they secrete) and host cells in the small intestine. We’re particularly interested in ...

This is all the nutrients your body needs to function properly and collect ... villi which have a tiny hair-like structure poking into the small intestine to absorb digested food.

The majority of the nutrients you eat are absorbed in the small intestine well before the "food" reaches your colon. The ...

This is all the nutrients your body needs to function properly and collect ... villi which have a tiny hair-like structure poking into the small intestine to absorb digested food.

“We’ve built a blueprint of the entire gut, and that’s a remarkable achievement,” said study senior author Ramnik Xavier, the ...