A low-cost paper-based synthetic biology platform for analyzing gut microbiota and host biomarkers

There is a need for large-scale, longitudinal studies to determine the mechanisms by which the gut microbiome and its interactions with the host affect human health and disease. Current methods for profiling the microbiome typically utilize next-generation sequencing applications that are expensive,...

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Main Authors: Donghia, Nina (Author), Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin (Author), Takahashi, Melissa Kimie (Contributor), Tan, Xiao (Contributor), Dy, Aaron James (Contributor), Braff, Dana (Contributor), Akana, Reid T. (Contributor), Furuta, Yoshikazu (Contributor), Collins, James J. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2018-08-27T19:37:05Z.
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