Fermentation festival leads to rapid response system at Center for Microbiome Innovation

The personalized collections of microorganisms and molecules found in, on and around us—known as our microbiome and metabolome, respectively—are increasingly recognized for their influences on everything from allergies to obesity. While advances in genetic sequencing and computing power have made it easier to map the minutiae of our bodies and environments, these types of studies typically take months or years—too long for that data to be medically useful. Researchers at the Un