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Genetic, maternal, and environmental influences on sociality in a pedigreed primate population

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Capturing species‐wide diversity of the gut microbiota and its relationship with genomic variation in the critically endangered kākāpō

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Gut metagenomes reveal interactions between dietary restriction, ageing and the microbiome in genetically diverse mice

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Microbial metabolites and heart failure: Friends or enemies?

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Gut Microbial Intersections with Human Ecology and Evolution

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Feedomics provides bidirectional omics strategies between genetics and nutrition for improved production in cattle

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Harnessing gut microbiota for longevity: Insights into mechanisms and genetic manipulation

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Host genetic regulation of specific functional groups in the rumen microbiome of dairy cows: Implications for lactation trait

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Host Species and Captivity Distinguish the Microbiome Compositions of a Diverse Zoo-Resident Non-Human Primate Population

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Baboons inform on human gut microbiota

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Host genetics influence the gut microbiome

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