How to Use microbiome in a Sentence

microbiome

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Definition of microbiomenext
  • That’s not the end of the story: The microbiome evolves throughout our lives.
    — Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Maybe a microbiome that's healthy for a 20-year-old is not at all healthy for an 80-year-old.
    — Anahad O’Connor New York Times, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
  • And a healthy microbiome is a crucial part of good health.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 23 June 2022
  • And now people think the microbiome is involved in all kinds of things.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The microbiome also helps defend the body against pathogens.
    — Katie Mogg, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • A lot has been said about the importance of our gut and its microbiome for our wider health.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Beauty and the Biome Skin-care products with a focus on the microbiome.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 8 June 2021
  • The bacteria are found in the microbiomes of healthy people who do not have eczema.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The plan has also been linked to stronger bones, a healthier heart and microbiome, and longer life.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Some researchers suspect that the gut microbiome plays a role.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Just like your skin, a healthy scalp needs a balanced microbiome in order for your strands to thrive.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2023
  • When the scientists looked at the microbiome of the pairs that looked most alike, those were different, too.
    — François Brunelle, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The new data from old poop show no one on the planet today has been spared changes to their microbiome.
    — Andrew Curry, Science | AAAS, 12 May 2021
  • Stress and dietary changes can alter the oral microbiome as well.
    — New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • This will rebalance the microbiome and nourish the skin.
    — ELLE, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The microbiome doesn’t just affect the gut, but other organs as well.
    — Alia Sajani, STAT, 1 July 2024
  • To learn about the oral health of these people, the researchers compared the microbes found in the resin to modern datasets of both healthy and unhealthy mouth microbiomes.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • When the gut microbiome isn’t health, can produce less serotonin.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • There are trillions of microbes in the body, mainly in the large intestine, and these are referred to as the gut microbiome.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2024
  • The gut microbiome changes throughout the day-night cycle, as well, and the timing of food intake can affect these changes.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022
  • This process caused a shift in the cheese rind microbiome’s composition.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 May 2023
  • Sake extract supports the microbiome of the skin and protects the skin barrier.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • But a few researchers have been pursuing the prospect of changing those adult microbiomes as well.
    — Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • That was the very first time that medicine really started talking about the microbiome.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • Whether the microbiome itself is a factor in those outcomes remains to be seen.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Salt may also connect to cravings via a short circuit in the gut microbiome.
    — Christopher Damman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The microbiome are the microorganisms -- the viruses, bacteria, and fungi too small to see with the human eye -- that live in the human body.
    — François Brunelle, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The microorganisms found in the gut microbiome are in charge of digesting different groups of fiber.
    — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
  • This inflammatory response may have trickle-down effects on the gut microbiome, the colony of bacteria and other microbes that live in the GI tract, Rupp says.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Regular exercise can have a profoundly positive impact on the gut microbiome, Damman says.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024

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