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Setting the agenda for social science research on the human microbiome (2020)
Journal Article
Greenhough, B., Read, C. J., Lorimer, J., Lezaun, J., McLeod, C., Benezra, A., …Wills, J. (2020). Setting the agenda for social science research on the human microbiome. Palgrave Communications, 6(2020), Article 18

The human microbiome is an important emergent area of cross, multi and transdisciplinary study. The complexity of this topic leads to conflicting narratives and regulatory challenges. It raises questions about the benefits of its commercialisation an... Read More about Setting the agenda for social science research on the human microbiome.

In search of stool donors: a multicenter study of prior knowledge, perceptions, motivators, and deterrents among potential donors for fecal microbiota transplantation (2019)
Journal Article
McSweeney, B., Allegretti, J. R., Fischer, M., Xu, H., Goodman, K. J., Monaghan, T., …Kao, D. (2020). In search of stool donors: a multicenter study of prior knowledge, perceptions, motivators, and deterrents among potential donors for fecal microbiota transplantation. Gut Microbes, 11(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2019.1611153

Introduction: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a highly effective therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Stool donors are essential, but difficult to recruit and retain. We identified factors influencing willingness to donate... Read More about In search of stool donors: a multicenter study of prior knowledge, perceptions, motivators, and deterrents among potential donors for fecal microbiota transplantation.