#WorldMicrobiomeDay 11 countdown 💩 Today, Ffion from Powrie lab discusses: 🧼 "Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome?" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. ⚠️ see comments 🪥 & 🐾

Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome? 🧼

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 11 countdown 💩 Today, Rahul from OCMS answers questions about the #gutmicrobiome and #mentalwellbeing. 🧠 This is our final FAQ video before World Microbiome Day — thanks for following along and stay tuned for the finale 📽️ .

The gut microbiome and mental wellbeing 🧠

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🍿 The wait is over... Premiering for #WorldMicrobiomeDay: A Day in the Life of a Poo Sample 💩🎬 Go behind the scenes and discover what really happens after a stool sample is donated, and how it supports microbiome research at Oxford. Watch now! 👇

Day in the life of a poo sample 💩

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 5️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, OCMS scientist Holly answers: 🦠 “What is a healthy #gutmicrobiome?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. youtu.be/lsPkZf-nS0M?... @hollyroach.bsky.social

What is a healthy microbiome? 🥦

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 6️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, OCMS scientist Holly answers: 🦠 “Why do we #fart?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. youtu.be/JLZlqarEjlQ?... @hollyroach.bsky.social

Why do some people fart more than others? 💩

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 7️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Chik On from OCMS answers: 🦠 “Can #fermentedfoods change your microbiome?” 👩🏼‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. Chik On Choy is the OCMS Project Manager

Can fermented food change your microbiome? 🧀

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 8️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Isaac from OCMS answers your questions about about how we study the #gutmicrobiome 🦠 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @isaac-dennis.bsky.social

How do you research the gut microbiome? 🔬

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 9️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Uzma from OCMS answers: 🪥 "Is the #oralmicrobiome linked to #Alzheimer's disease" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @uzmakhan.bsky.social

Is oral health linked to Alzheimer's disease? 🦷

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#WorldMicrobiomeDay 3️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Kate and Holly from OCMS answer: 🦠 “How do diet and fibre affect the #microbiome?” 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day.

The microbiome and diet 🌽

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We asked people Ask a Scientist their microbiome questions in the lead up to #WorldMicrobiomeDay. Here are the results - Day 1 “What is a #microbiome?”

Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies@oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#WorldMicrobiomeDay1️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Kate from OCMS answers: 🦠 “What is a #microbiome?” 👩🏻‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @katecoldwell.bsky.social youtu.be/Fqfq-u6Yxic

📽️ Excited to be filming with @ndorms.bsky.social for our #WorldMicrobiomeDay event. Starring 🦠 💩 👩🏼‍🔬 🧑🏻‍🔬

Thanks for your questions about the human microbiome! 🦠 📽️ From 15 June, Oxford microbiome scientists will answer your human microbiome questions — one short video a day. And on World Microbiome Day, we have something special to release. Possibly too special. #WorldMicrobiomeDay

Dr Natasha Fisher-Pearson won an Excellent Poster Award at the International Human Microbiome Consortium in Seoul for her work on how well human microbiomes engraft on transplant. Congratulations Natasha @natashafp.bsky.social @ihmc2026seoul.bsky.social #IHMC2026 #microbiome #FMT #metagenomics

I ♥️science #outreach and this is a really fun one. We display #gutwall (×200 🔍) with fluffy #microbes & structural/functional/bio features of gut barrier. Then people make a fluffy microbe and decide on its niche, features, diet, pathogen/commensal/pathobiont. 😍🦠 @kiroxford.bsky.social

Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies@oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here's a friendly microbe which lives in your tummy and eats oranges. It's friendly, so it doesn't make you sick, but makes you crave 🍊. It has a flagella but it's hiding. We'll that's what the child who made it told us. #ScienceOutreach #FluffyMicrobes #GutHealth #microbiome

Really!? I predict a deep and long-lasting sense of regret from @thermofishersci.bsky.social for how this wide-ranging case of manipulated data is being deal with.

Sholto David@sholtodavid.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I am sending an open letter to Thermo Fisher. Their response to my response to their manipulated western blot is bullying and petty. Yes, this western blot really is manipulated, it is unfair on me to say otherwise. I don't make those accusations lightly, and I have a (minor) reputation to defend.

Our JRF's are a vital part of Kellogg College's academic community, bringing together expertise from across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Join us and discover innovative research from some of Oxford's early career researchers. ➡️ www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/events/jrf-r...

If a bin lorry can't get through, would an emergency vehicle?

Badly Parked Oxford@badlyparkedox.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What are streets for? When everyone tries to park, no one can get through. Howard St. One way with a counterflow bike lane. The scaffolding truck is on double yellow lines at a bend in the road. Map illustration follows

The small intestine is increasingly recognised as a potential site of pathological gut-liver communication in liver disease. Was proud to present our recent work on the involvement of the ileum and bile acid signalling in PSC at this years #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social

Great to see Nick in action at the #EASLCongress this year, presenting his work on the gut-liver axis in PSC! Nick’s abstract was also featured in the best at EASL showcase, titled “Microbially deconjugated bile acid-mediated ileal barrier function deficit”👏👨‍🔬🎉 @kiroxford.bsky.social

Great to see so much work on primary sclerosing cholangitis coming out of #EASL2026. PSC is rare (1 in 10, 000) but it is "the last black box of hepatology" with no effective treatment or cure *yet*.

Nick Ilott@nickilott.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The small intestine is increasingly recognised as a potential site of pathological gut-liver communication in liver disease. Was proud to present our recent work on the involvement of the ileum and bile acid signalling in PSC at this years #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social

Meanwhile Aussies, having a giggle at Californians (this is our regular normal 'tablecloth' ballot paper)- www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07...

Magnifying glasses on order for Senate ballot paper

Victorian voters will be offered magnifying glasses to help them peruse the longest-ever Senate ballot paper.

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Unfortunately not all livers are this happy which is why we are trying to understand the gut-liver axis in PSC #LetsBeatPSC #EASLCongress #EASLCongress2026

Excellent day at Westgate today for the Oxford BRC public engagement day! It was great to have the giant gut wall out on a sunny Thursday, and lots of bacteria Pom Poms were made!🦠☀️ @ndorms.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

Exciting news: We're growing! To continue to deliver our strategy, we’re investing in a full-time employed Research and Advocacy Officer. Could this be the perfect role for you? 🔗 buff.ly/5StsRxj #LetsBeatPSC #Hiring #CharityJobs #WeAreRecruiting #PSCResearch

We’ve arrived! 🇪🇸 Martine & Mark are officially in Barcelona for the @EASLnews Congress. The PSC Support stall is set up & they've already started meeting with international patient organizations to unite our voice. Stay tuned for updates. #EASL2026 #LetsBeatPSC #PatientAdvocacy

Plastic clothes? No, thank you! Join us and @defendourhealth.bsky.social in calling on 3 top children's clothing-makers to stop using so much plastic in their products. 🛑 Sign the petition urging Carters, H&M, and The Children's Place to stop using so much polyester. bit.ly/no-plastic-c...

STOP Making Kids' Clothes From Plastic

Polyester is a type of plastic that's made from fossil fuels combined with synthetic chemical additives, some of which are harmful to humans. Polyester clothing also contributes to the growing micropl...

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Check out @nickilott.bsky.social’s talk on bile acid-mediated gut barrier dysfunction in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) at #EASL2026. A great opportunity to hear about important gut–liver axis research from Oxford microbiome scientists. @pscsupport.bsky.social @gutscharityuk.bsky.social

Nick Ilott@nickilott.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Not long to go until #EASL2026 #EASLCongress and am honored and excited to be able to talk about our work on the potential for small intestinal involvement in PSC. If you are there, come along on the 29th May for the session!

Very proud the to be part of Kellogg College which champions non-linear career paths in academia.

Kellogg College, University of Oxford@kelloggoxford.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎓💙 1 month to go until Kellogg’s Giving Day. For more than 35 years, Kellogg has opened doors to people whose journeys didn’t follow a single academic route. Our journey is a story of possibility. ➡️ youtu.be/xUbrB5DyvAw Be part of our next chapter ➡️ givingday.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/coming-soon/

We had a great time at the Oxford Microbiome Network (OMiN) meeting last week! Meetings are quarterly and bring together researchers across Oxford departments🧫👩‍🔬 For more info about the network, contact @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social or sign up using the link below: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Have you ever wondered about the community of microbes living with you? Well this is your chance to ask a scientist a #microbiome question! Children wecome It could be about food, poo, #guthealth, germs, parasites, anything about the microbes that live on and in us. #WorldMicrobiomeDay

Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies@oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Microbiome curious? ❓Ask a scientist your human microbiome question here: forms.office.com/e/rKJS7WV9rP by 30 May We'll post selected answers for #WorldMicrobiomeDay 2026 💩🪱🦠🧫🔍🧬👩🏻‍🔬👨🏾‍⚕️🤒💊🌽🍄🐛👂🏽👅🧠💪🏿🫁🫀 Please share! Kids questions welcome #microbiome #GutHealth #STEM #scienceoutreach