Microbiome (Audio)

Rob Knight, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, warns against the consumption of artificially colored foods. Knight promotes the genetic benefits of eating brightly colored natural foods. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32487]

Rob Knight, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at the UC San Diego School of Medicine warns against the consumption of artificially colored foods. Knight promotes the genetic benefits of eating brightly colored natural foods. Series: "The UC Wellbeing Channel " [Show ID: 32487]

Rob Knight explores the unseen microbial world that exists literally right under our noses -- and everywhere else on (and in) our bodies. He discusses the important influence the microbiome may have on the aging process and many end-of-life diseases. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31371]

Learning computer science and engineering by building remotely controlled quadcopters, groundbreaking research into the human microbiome, understanding geysers, high-tech approaches to sustainable agriculture, the work of the Berkeley Laboratories, and a very smart puppy, all on this edition of On Beyond. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 31533]

The microbiome has great impact on your health. But as Rob Knight of UC San Diego demonstrates, the good news you have the power to alter it. Learn more about microbiome discoveries, synthetic microbes, what a healthy microbiome looks like and how the Human Microbiome Project is making this happen.

Series: "Excerpts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31643]

The microbiome has great impact on your health. But as Rob Knight of UC San Diego demonstrates, the good news you have the power to alter it. Learn more about microbiome discoveries, synthetic microbes, what a healthy microbiome looks like and how the Human Microbiome Project is making this happen.

Series: "Excerpts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31643]

Renewable chemicals derived from plant biomass are attractive alternatives to those made from petroleum. To make them on the necessary scale chemical engineer Michelle O’Malley is looking at the digestive tract of large herbivores in order to engineer anaerobic gut microbes for improved biomass breakdown and chemical production. Series: "Women in Science" [Science] [Show ID: 31417]

Elissa Epel, Director of the Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, & Treatment, (COAST) at UCSF opens the 2015 conference. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30498]

The Sages & Scientists Symposium presents “Health Science” with William Mobley, MD, Chair of the UC San Diego Dept. of Neuroscience; “The Microbiome and Health” with Rob Knight, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at the UC San Diego School of Medicine; and “Biofield” with Shamini Jain, PhD, Asst. Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31321]

Dr. Mimi Guarneri, President of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, explains the importance of probiotics to your total health, and speculates about the future of microbiome-related medicine. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31193]