<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/beyond-the-gut-scientists-explore-big-impacts-of-natures-tiniest-worlds.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero/><unit>DEI,Faculty &amp; Staff,Research,College of Natural Science,Integrative Biology,Kellogg Biological Station,Plant Biology</unit><pubDate>05/20/2022</pubDate><title>Beyond the gut: Scientists explore big impacts of nature's tiniest worlds</title><description><p>The gut microbiome has made a huge splash in human health with numerous products popping up promising vast benefits to everything from a healthy digestive system to better mood regulation. But humans aren’t the only ones partnering up with viruses, bacteria and fungi. Researchers at Michigan State University are peering into the dazzling world of microbiomes in plants and animals, searching for keys to a healthier world.</p></description><author/><hero-image><img src="https://natsci.msu.edu/sites/_natsci/cache/file/4420A242-B4C2-474D-8CE1B859D9307ADC_newsarticlehero.jpg" alt="Hero image"/></hero-image><image><img src="https://natsci.msu.edu/sites/_natsci/cache/file/4420A242-B4C2-474D-8CE1B859D9307ADC_medium.jpg" alt="Hero image"/></image><tags><tag>faculty</tag><tag>graduate students</tag><tag>host-microbe interaction</tag><tag>plant microbiomes</tag><tag>research</tag><tag>wildlife-microbe interaction</tag></tags></item>