Recently, the microbiome has received great attention in the health and treatment fields.
Microbiome, which represents microbiomes and their genetic information within a specific environment, is a term combining microbe and ecosystem, and many studies and product developments have been conducted in related fields recently.
The development of services that provide customized health solutions using microbiome analysis kits as well as probiotics and prebiotics for intestinal health is active. Based on the results of microbiome analysis, nutrition counseling services tailored to individual health conditions are provided and the scope is expanded to oral and skin care solutions. It is also being used to develop treatments for cancer, autism, and dementia.
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On the 22nd, Macrogen officially launched 'The Biome White+', an oral microbiome (microbiome) test service based on clinical data. It is a service that can predict in advance risk factors that can affect oral health, including major oral diseases such as periodontitis, tooth decay, and bad breath by evaluating the balance of the microbial ecosystem in the oral cavity. Macrogen said it has secured higher precision and reliability than existing qPCR methods by applying advanced analysis technology based on NGS (Next Generation Sequencing). The test result sheet provides the risk of more than 10 major oral health items (periodontitis, peri-implant inflammation, cavities, plaque stage, dry mouth, bad breath, blemish, tooth discoloration, etc.) as detailed scores, and includes comparative analysis results reflecting the characteristics of Korean oral microorganisms.
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CJ Bioscience recently launched a direct-to-consumer microbiome analysis service called 'SMILE GUT'. It is a service that allows you to check the comprehensive microbiome score 'Gut Microbiome Index (GMI)' and individual intestinal types without visiting a hospital. Using 'Smile Thing', CJ Bioscience conducts AI analysis based on 140,000 microbiome big data accumulated over 10 years, enabling sophisticated intestinal microbiome diagnosis. After requesting a test, you can receive various analysis reports on intestinal microbiome health such as inflammation and beneficial bacteria by simply sending a stool sample to the kit.
In the beauty industry, microbiome research is actively underway to develop functional cosmetics such as skin regeneration and anti-aging using skin beneficial bacteria.
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| ◇The Kolmar Korea Institute is culturing and observing microbial strains. Photo courtesy = Korea Kolmar |
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Kolmar Korea recently published a paper in the SCI-level international journal Microorganisms that found that acne bacteria decrease with age and the diversity of all microbiome genes increases explosively, and is speeding up the development of "Slow-aging" cosmetics that use microbiome technology to control the amount of acne bacteria and slow aging. Kolmar Korea announced its plan to commercialize the second half of the year, saying it has found that skin aging can be improved by controlling acne bacteria that are beneficial to the skin and has completed a patent application for the microbiome technology.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
