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An anti-aging protein that has emerged as a critical mediator between heavy metal exposure and chronic kidney disease progression. Originally discovered as a gene whose mutation caused premature aging in mice, alpha-klotho is now understood to be a multifunctional prote…
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects 30-50% of men aged 40-70 Feldman et al. 1994, with prevalence increasing with age. Conventionally understood as a vascular and/or neurogenic disorder, ED is now recognized as a condition with a significant gut microbiome component -- th…
Hyperaccumulator plants are species that concentrate heavy metals in their tissues at 10–100× the levels found in non-accumulating species growing in the same soil. Over 700 plant species are known hyperaccumulators — primarily for nickel (~530 species), but also zinc, …
Lactobacillus plantarum is one of the most versatile probiotic species — found in fermented foods (kimchi, sauerkraut, sourdough), the human gut, and the vaginal microbiome. It has the largest genome among Lactobacillus species (~3.3 Mb), encoding extensive stress toler…
Hyperaccumulation is the ability of certain plant species to concentrate metals in their tissues at levels 10-100x higher than the surrounding soil. This is a genetically determined trait that evolved as a defense mechanism — metal-loaded tissues are toxic to herbivores…