The gut microbiota, our new health ally

The magazine that informs, decrypts and gives food for thought

The microbiota at a glance!

To read in this dossier

1 - The microbiota, from discovery to discovery

Until recently, no one imagined that the microorganisms in our gut could play an important role in our health. Today, scientists are highlighting the links with many diseases, paving the way for a real revolution in our approach to health.

2 - MetaGenoPolis, a unique place dedicated to knowledge on microbiota

Let us take a look inside the laboratories of MetaGenoPolis, a pre-industrial demonstrator located in Jouy-en-Josas (Yvelines, France), which explores the gut microbiota both quantitatively and functionally, thanks to state-of-the-art equipment. From sample collection to bioinformatics analysis and the generation of scientific knowledge, MetaGenoPolis is a key international player in microbiota science.

Three questions to Alexandre Cavezza, Executive director of metagenopolis

Let us take a look inside the laboratories of MetaGenoPolis, a pre-industrial demonstrator located in Jouy-en-Josas (Yvelines, France), which explores the gut microbiota both quantitatively and functionally, thanks to state-of-the-art equipment. From sample collection to bioinformatics analysis and the generation of scientific knowledge, MetaGenoPolis is a key international player in microbiota science.

3 - Taking care of our symbiosis

Recent discoveries show that the links between microbiota and health are numerous. The good news is that there are ways to take care of our microbiota and preserve our interactions with it. A look at the key factors for a life in symbiosis.

Scientific board

Monique Axelos, Scientific Director of Food and the Bioeconomy
Lionel Bretillon, Director of the Human Food Departement
Marie-Christine Champomier-Verges, Director of Research at the Micalis Institute
Sylvie Dequin, Director of the MICA Departement
Joël Doré, Research Director at the Micalis Institute and Scientific Director of the MetaGenoPolis unit.

To go further

The French Gut Project

The French Gut is a national contribution on the gut microbiota. His ambition? Map and understand the heterogeneity of French healthy gut microbiota, the factors that impact them, as well as their deviations in chronic diseases. By 2027, collect of 100,000 faecal samples and associated nutritional and clinical.