How to Use microbiome in a Sentence

microbiome

noun
  • What is an at-home microbiome test?
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
  • What then should be done to advance the study of the microbiome?
    — Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2019
  • Think of a microbiome as a plant's gut filled with tiny microbes.
    — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2019
  • What does at-home gut microbiome testing claim to do?
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
  • Medicine is a very long way from being able to use phages to fine-tune the microbiome.
    — The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020
  • For 2 years, his team will track the microbiomes and health of the preemies.
    — Marla Broadfoot, Science | AAAS, 5 Apr. 2018
  • No one can tell where a human ends and their microbiome begins.
    — Tobias Rees, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2019
  • For one, the human gut microbiome is complex in its own way.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And now people think the microbiome is involved in all kinds of things.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The mice with this new microbiome spent more time sniffing the other mice in their cages.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Many people are turning to at-home microbiome tests to learn more about gut health.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • Many people are turning to at-home microbiome tests to learn more about gut health.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • A lot has been said about the importance of our gut and its microbiome for our wider health.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Stress and dietary changes can alter the oral microbiome as well.
    — New York Times, 19 May 2021
  • Real grass, on the other hand, helps with drainage and a healthy soil microbiome.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Some researchers suspect that the gut microbiome plays a role.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Cooked greens like spinach, kale, and collards can help support a healthy gut microbiome.
    — Lauren Manaker Ms, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
  • Just like your skin, a healthy scalp needs a balanced microbiome in order for your strands to thrive.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Like you, cattle have a microbiome.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What might change an organism’s microbiome in the first place?
    — Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2014
  • When the gut microbiome isn’t health, can produce less serotonin.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The bacteria are found in the microbiomes of healthy people who do not have eczema.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Gut-brain axis The gut microbiome also plays a role in brain health.
    — Seanne Safaii-Waite, idahostatesman, 19 June 2017
  • The new data from old poop show no one on the planet today has been spared changes to their microbiome.
    — Andrew Curry, Science | AAAS, 12 May 2021
  • The plan has also been linked to stronger bones, a healthier heart and microbiome and longer life.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Aug. 2020
  • An out-of-balance skin microbiome isn’t just the result of too much soap and scrubbing.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 22 June 2020
  • Then, your gut microbiome can start making toxins.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
  • What happens to the vaginal microbiome in midlife?
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The plan has also been linked to stronger bones, a healthier heart and microbiome, and longer life.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Research shows that flavonoids can also improve the health of your gut microbiome.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

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