The Return of Ancient Gut Bacteria: A Journey Through Time and Digestion

Picture this, thousands of years ago, humans thrived on diets rich in fiber, packed with tough plant materials like cellulose. Back then, our guts were full of specialized bacteria that could break down these fibers, turning them into fuel for our bodies. Fast forward to today, and with the rise of processed foods and low-fiber […]

Microbial Diplomacy Unveiled: How Plasmid Coded Defense Systems Forge Peace in Our Guts

Our recent publication in Nature Microbiology presents findings elucidating the complex dynamics of gut microbial communities, with a focus on the role of plasmids in shaping these interactions. Below is a summary of our main findings: In the lively world of gut microbes, a fascinating tale of microbial warfare and peace unfolds—a story in which […]

Sabrina’s summer internship at the Mizrahi Lab

Shalom! My name is Sabrina Liu, and I am a rising junior from MIT interning at the Mizrahi lab this summer through the MISTI Israel program. Though I am majoring in Biological Engineering, most of the previous research I was involved in at the Koch Institute involved mechanical engineering in relation to biomedical devices. I […]

Let the Idos begin… Not an undergrad anymore

Hello! My name is Ido, and I’ve been a member of the Mizrahi lab for the past two years. During my undergraduate degree, my involvement in the group began as a lab technician, a year later I become a bachelors project student. Two years have passed and, these days, I am beginning my master degree […]

Engineering cell consortia to eating plant fibers: Tome IV By Sarah Morais

  We have just published the 4th paper in our sequel story on Lactobacillus plantarum metabolic engineering! We have termed it “Rapid adaptation for fiber degradation by changes in plasmid stoichiometry within Lactobacillus plantarum at the synthetic community level “as we found that microbes can increase their fiber degradation capability as a community if they are synthetically evolved […]

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