https://simplecast.com Microbial Connections Did you know that you and in fact all living organisms collaborate with millions of tiny microbes every day? And that these microbes are essential for all living beings? ”Microbial Connections” explores the exciting new research field holobiont biology – where host organisms and their associated microbes are viewed as one intertwined system. The expert guests explore how viewing life in this new way stands to transform everything from food production to medical science. Learn how important early life is for shaping your microbiome, why fermented food is so popular, how food production can become more sustainable thanks to microbes, and much more. en Fri, 30 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Wed, 4 Mar 2026 21:30:11 +0000 https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com Microbial Connections https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9da0ba6b-fe43-42fb-a0a3-509300137905/d1971db0-9a14-46cb-96d4-e935af3dd650/3000x3000/microbial-connections-1000x1000.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com episodic Did you know that you and in fact all living organisms collaborate with millions of tiny microbes every day? And that these microbes are essential for all living beings? ”Microbial Connections” explores the exciting new research field holobiont biology – where host organisms and their associated microbes are viewed as one intertwined system. The expert guests explore how viewing life in this new way stands to transform everything from food production to medical science. Learn how important early life is for shaping your microbiome, why fermented food is so popular, how food production can become more sustainable thanks to microbes, and much more. Københavns Universitet, Tom Gilbert, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer false https://feeds.simplecast.com/9JuDARzE health, virus, medicine, microbiome, hologenomics, biology, holobiont, bacteria, gut, science Københavns Universitet medieteam@adm.ku.dk 6ed6a0b2-7c4e-4150-9392-1fe4a7d7e83e What if microbes control your thoughts? Studying evolution and ecology from a holobiont perspective Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> Fri, 30 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000 medieteam@adm.ku.dk (Antton Alberdi, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert) https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-study-evolution-and-ecology-from-a-holobiont-perspective-ZsFVlF_2 Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> What if microbes control your thoughts? Studying evolution and ecology from a holobiont perspective Antton Alberdi, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert 00:26:54 What if microbes control your thoughts? From shrews to newts to humans, microbes have been shaping life for millions of years. But their influence goes beyond digestion—some even impact behaviour, dominance, and adaptability to new environments. Join us as we dive into the world of microbial connections, uncover the Earth Hologenome Initiative, and explore how these tiny organisms might hold the key to evolution itself. In this episode Professor Tom Gilbert and Editor Christina Lehmkuhl Noer talk to Associate Professor Antton Alberdi from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics about how to study ecology and evolution from a holobiont perspective. What if microbes control your thoughts? From shrews to newts to humans, microbes have been shaping life for millions of years. But their influence goes beyond digestion—some even impact behaviour, dominance, and adaptability to new environments. Join us as we dive into the world of microbial connections, uncover the Earth Hologenome Initiative, and explore how these tiny organisms might hold the key to evolution itself. In this episode Professor Tom Gilbert and Editor Christina Lehmkuhl Noer talk to Associate Professor Antton Alberdi from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics about how to study ecology and evolution from a holobiont perspective. biology, behaviour, microbes, holobiont, holobiont biology, microbiome, ecology, earth hologenome initiative, hologenomics, evolution false full 5 156adfe0-2d57-4ec2-bfde-94e0ce6deb58 How growing miniature stomachs can help uncover our evolutionary history with microbes Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000 medieteam@adm.ku.dk (Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert, Sandra Breum Andersen) https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com/episodes/how-growing-miniature-stomachs-can-help-uncover-our-evolutionary-history-with-microbes-65W0VCPD Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> How growing miniature stomachs can help uncover our evolutionary history with microbes Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert, Sandra Breum Andersen 00:28:37 How can a microbe responsible for ulcers be either beneficial or harmful to you depending on your genetic background and at what time in life you are infected? And why are fewer Danish children today infected and what does that mean for the future of our health? Associate Professor Sandra Breum Andersen will answer all of these fascinating questions in this episode of Microbial Connections on her field Evolutionary Medicine. How can a microbe responsible for ulcers be either beneficial or harmful to you depending on your genetic background and at what time in life you are infected? And why are fewer Danish children today infected and what does that mean for the future of our health? Associate Professor Sandra Breum Andersen will answer all of these fascinating questions in this episode of Microbial Connections on her field Evolutionary Medicine. bacteria, helicobactor pylori, medicine, microbes, holobiont, evolutionary medicine, microbiome, hologenomics, health, evolution false full 4 9b2de599-3108-49e0-aee2-6a8908eba778 Fermented foods – the extended microbiome Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 medieteam@adm.ku.dk (Veronica Marie Sinotte, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert) https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com/episodes/fermented-foods-the-extended-microbiome-VrP11baS Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> Fermented foods – the extended microbiome Veronica Marie Sinotte, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert 00:28:32 What do cheese, sourdough, and yogurt have in common? Microbes! In this episode, postdoc Veronica Marie Sinotte from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, University of Copenhagen takes us on a journey through the ancient art (and science) of fermentation—how humans stumbled upon "controlled rot," why our ancestors relied on it for survival, and what modern research says about its impact on gut health. Could your microbiome be shaping your cravings? And are some of the world’s stinkiest foods actually good for you? What do cheese, sourdough, and yogurt have in common? Microbes! In this episode, postdoc Veronica Marie Sinotte from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, University of Copenhagen takes us on a journey through the ancient art (and science) of fermentation—how humans stumbled upon "controlled rot," why our ancestors relied on it for survival, and what modern research says about its impact on gut health. Could your microbiome be shaping your cravings? And are some of the world’s stinkiest foods actually good for you? food, bacteria, biology, science, fermentation, microbes, holobiont, fermented foods, microbiome, hologenomics, health false full 3 aa506583-f9f9-42fa-afff-5ff91230cceb How diapers can help researchers dive into microbes' influence on digestion, diet and human health in early life Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000 medieteam@adm.ku.dk (Henrik Munch Roager, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert) https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com/episodes/how-diapers-can-help-researchers-dive-into-microbes-influence-on-digestion-diet-and-human-health-in-early-life-a71kDKk0 Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> How diapers can help researchers dive into microbes' influence on digestion, diet and human health in early life Henrik Munch Roager, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert 00:29:31 Can we understand the mechanisms by which the gut microbiome contributes to digestion and health in infants? If so can we use this to accelerate this knowledge toward personalised microbiome-based nutrition concepts and novel food products for optimised health and wellbeing? In this episode Professor Tom Gilbert and editor Christina Lehmkuhl Noer talk to Henrik Munch Roager who is an Associate Professor and group leader of the Nutrition, Microbiome & Metabolomics research group at Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen. Can we understand the mechanisms by which the gut microbiome contributes to digestion and health in infants? If so can we use this to accelerate this knowledge toward personalised microbiome-based nutrition concepts and novel food products for optimised health and wellbeing? In this episode Professor Tom Gilbert and editor Christina Lehmkuhl Noer talk to Henrik Munch Roager who is an Associate Professor and group leader of the Nutrition, Microbiome & Metabolomics research group at Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen. biology, medicine, infants, science, nutrition, holobiont, digestion, gut, microbiome, hologenomics, health false full 2 392f2ba7-ea88-49ac-8001-a55b1b158785 How gut microbes can help the aquaculture industry grow bigger and healthier salmon Your hosts are  Professor Tom Gilbert and PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics and this podcast are generously funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.


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]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:55:00 +0000 medieteam@adm.ku.dk (Morten Tønsberg Limborg, Tom Gilbert, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer) https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com/episodes/how-gut-microbes-can-help-the-aquaculture-industry-grow-bigger-and-healthier-salmon-eqAad23X Your hosts are  Professor Tom Gilbert and PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> How gut microbes can help the aquaculture industry grow bigger and healthier salmon Morten Tønsberg Limborg, Tom Gilbert, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer 00:18:56 Microbes might be tiny, but their impact on aquaculture is large. This episode sheds light on how these invisible helpers could improve fish farming, protect wild salmon populations, and feed a growing world. In our debut episode, Professor Tom Gilbert and editor Christina Lehmkuhl Noer sit down with Associate Professor Morten Limborg, a biologist, fish expert, and researcher at the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, to discuss how microbes are transforming aquaculture. Together, they dive into the surprising ways salmon and their gut microbiomes could revolutionise sustainable food production. Microbes might be tiny, but their impact on aquaculture is large. This episode sheds light on how these invisible helpers could improve fish farming, protect wild salmon populations, and feed a growing world. In our debut episode, Professor Tom Gilbert and editor Christina Lehmkuhl Noer sit down with Associate Professor Morten Limborg, a biologist, fish expert, and researcher at the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, to discuss how microbes are transforming aquaculture. Together, they dive into the surprising ways salmon and their gut microbiomes could revolutionise sustainable food production. sustainability, bacteria, aquaculture, biology, agriculture, science, holobiont, microbiome, hologenomics, salmon false full 1 7411feda-4428-47bd-a669-71c4fe8c3176 Microbial Connections teaser Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

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]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:45:00 +0000 medieteam@adm.ku.dk (Morten Tønsberg Limborg, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert, Sandra Breum Andersen, Henrik Munch Roager) https://microbial-connections.simplecast.com/episodes/microbial-connections-teaser-_VkbDLn9 Your hosts are PhD Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Professor Tom Gilbert. Sound and recording by Christian Grimes Schmidt from Centre for Online and Blended Learning and editing by Christina Lehmkuhl Noer and Ella Zoe Lattenkamp.

The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics and this podcast are generously funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.


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]]> Microbial Connections teaser Morten Tønsberg Limborg, Christina Lehmkuhl Noer, Tom Gilbert, Sandra Breum Andersen, Henrik Munch Roager 00:01:57 Did you know that you and in fact all living organisms collaborate with millions of tiny microbes every day? And that these microbes are essential for all living beings? Microbes such as bacteria, viruses and fungi are everywhere. In your gut, on your skin, in your sourdough, on your kitchen table and all your surroundings. These microbes influence your daily life and health in ways that researchers are only just starting to realise and investigate. In this podcast series Professor Tom Gilbert and editor and PhD Christina Noer talk with experts to explore these remarkable relations. Did you know that you and in fact all living organisms collaborate with millions of tiny microbes every day? And that these microbes are essential for all living beings? Microbes such as bacteria, viruses and fungi are everywhere. In your gut, on your skin, in your sourdough, on your kitchen table and all your surroundings. These microbes influence your daily life and health in ways that researchers are only just starting to realise and investigate. In this podcast series Professor Tom Gilbert and editor and PhD Christina Noer talk with experts to explore these remarkable relations. bacteria, biology, virus, holobiont, microbiome, ecology, hologenomics, health, evolution false trailer