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Another World, Magnified

UA undergraduate researcher Ersilia Anghel has been collecting artistic photographs of minerals, plants, animals and humans, illustrating the intersections between the arts and sciences.

Scientists and artists have long collaborated to produce illustrative images and paintings of medical procedures, human anatomy and botanical displays.

But with the emergence of new, advanced technologies, scientists have begun to more readily produce their own photographic works, often times revealing the aesthetics of another world around us. (more…)

Gut Microbe Networks Differ From Norm in Obese People, Systems Biology Approach Reveals

By Guest PostJanuary 13, 2012Scienceabundance of enzymes, alfred p sloan foundation, biomarkers, body weight, building blocks of proteins, cohesive system, disease resistance, elhanan borenstein, energy, gene set, gut, habitats, human anatomy, human body, human genes, human gut, human host, human microbiome, immunity and nutrition, in silico modeling, inflammatory bowel disease, integrated biological system, microbes, microorganism, modeled network, modularity, multiple microbial species, organism, periphery, peter j turnbaugh, sharon greenblum, species, supra organism, university of washington, vitamins

For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has revealed patterns that correspond with excess body weight.

The senior author of the paper, Elhanan Borenstein, assistant professor of genome sciences at the University of Washington, said, “Our research introduces a novel framework, applying systems biology and in-silico (computer) modeling to study the human microbiome – the complex ensemble of microorganisms that populate the human body – as a single cohesive system.” (more…)

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Another World, Magnified

Gut Microbe Networks Differ From Norm in Obese People, Systems Biology Approach Reveals