Saving the red ape

The microbes thriving in our bowels

The gigantic and diverse community of microbes that thrive in our guts are known collectively as the gut microbiota. Hidaya Aliouche investigates how we have managed to establish and maintain a largely mutually beneficial relationship, but how its collapse can produce catastrophic effects on our health

Digestion and absorption
Biological Sciences Review
Cells
Disease and the immune system
Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems
Investigating biodiversity
Organisms exchange substances with their environment
Populations in ecosystems