genetics, toxins »

The Dirty Ones
[4 Jun 2012 | 3 Comments]

I remember digging around in the dirt and picking up pill bugs and worms—all without hand sanitizer and hand wipes! If my hands got too dirty, I would just run them under the hose, further exposing myself to who knows what; otherwise, I just waited until I was called... [More]

gut microbial ecology, stool »

What’s the H. pylori Story?
[7 Sep 2011 | 7 Comments]

H. pylori has been found to play a role in chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, and gastric carcinoma. It is estimated that 50% of the world’s population is infected with H. pylori and 30% of North Americans with dyspepsia are infected... [More]