Plastic particles < 5 mm are classified as microplastics. Microplastics are present in almost all aquatic ecosystems, from the Arctic to the deep ocean. Moreover, microplastics can migrate between different aquatic environments, such as lakes, seas and oceans. This environmental problem becomes a health concern when the microplastics enter into a new aquatic ecosystem where...

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CosmosID-HUB: An Interactive Metagenomics Analysis Platform with Increased Accuracy and Precision at the Strain Level

30 July 2022by Dana Walsh

Introduction The advent of metagenomic sequencing has led to significant advancements in our understanding of the microbiome in a wide variety of contexts, from the human body1 to farm animals2,3, soil, and marine environments4. Each unique environment provides its own set of challenges in accurate microbial identification, including low microbial biomass in ocean samples, PCR...

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Bereavement Distresses Gut Health

22 July 2022by Barış Özdinç

Every day somebody loses a loved one. Bereavement is often accompanied by stress, health decline, less energy, problems in eating, an upset belly, and more. A recent piece in Time magazine suggests that grief affecting the gut microbiome may be the culprit. To start with, stress may activate the sympathetic nervous system to induce a...

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Exploring the Dog Microbiome: Labrador vs Beagle Gut Health

8 July 2022by Dana Walsh

By Barış Özdinç Dogs have been man’s best friend for centuries — and continue to be popular pets today. According to the American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey, 53.4% of American households own a dog. People treat their dogs like family members, including looking after and investigating ways in which to improve...

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Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes on Mobile Phones in a Healthcare Setting Using the CosmosID-HUB Microbiome

6 July 2022by Dana Walsh

Mobile phones have become essential to modern-day living; they are the main communication device for two-thirds of the human population (Kemp 2020). People handle their mobile phones up to 2000 times per day, which can total up to 3h and 37 minutes (Winnick 2016). Consequently, mobile phones have emerged as a fomite that could play...

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Shipwrecks Shape the Seafloor

8 June 2022by Dana Walsh

By Baris Ozdinc A recent article in Smithsonian Magazine highlights the impact of sunken shipwrecks on the local marine ecosystem, including microbial communities. Shipwrecks bring alien nutrients to the seafloor and, in some cases, contaminate it with chemicals. Sunken shipwrecks could leak oil, benzol or benzene for years, carry heavy metals such as lead and...

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Launch of MultiQC on the CosmosID-HUB!

3 June 2022by Dana Walsh

Written by Nayeim Khan The process of sequencing determines the DNA or RNA nucleotide bases within a sample. A sequence, also referred to as a read, is generated for each fragment in the nucleotide library and reveals the sequence they are aligned in. Modern sequencing technologies can generate a massive number of sequence reads in a single...

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Launch of the 16S Amplicon Pipeline on the CosmosID-HUB!

3 June 2022by Dana Walsh

Written by Nayeim Khan The investigation of microbial communities and microbiomes has been revolutionized by the development of high-throughput sequencing. There are two main methods that most researchers use to analyze samples – sequencing all of the DNA in a sample (whole genome sequencing, WGS) or targeting a specific marker gene (amplicon sequencing). The premise...

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Sharing is Caring: The Skin Microbiome of Intimate Partners

31 May 2022by Dana Walsh

By Barış Özdinç Dr. Michael Mosley from the BBC’s Science Focus Magazine brings a new perspective to an age-old topic – why do long-term couples tend to look alike? Is it because long-term couples tend to choose their look-alikes as their partners, or is it due to shared diets, lifestyles, mannerisms, or other factors? To...

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ProDigest and CosmosID announce a winner for the ‘Gut Microbiome Therapeutic Innovation’ challenge

13 May 2021by Manoj Dadlani

Collaboratively administrate empowered markets via plug-and-play networks. Dynamically procrastinate B2C users after installed base benefits. Dramatically visualize customer directed convergence without revolutionary ROI. Proactively envisioned multimedia based expertise and cross-media.

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