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Why does the aging microbiome lose its balance?
microbiome
immune-aging
review
A new Unsolved Mystery in PLOS Biology asks why host-associated microbial communities, stable for most of life, collapse during aging. Our answer: the immune system stops doing the work of keeping the community in shape.
May 28, 2026
Dario Valenzano
Cover story in Nature Aging: immune aging in turquoise killifish
publication
immunology
killifish
Our study on spontaneous immune aging in turquoise killifish appears on the cover of Nature Aging.
Mar 26, 2026
Dario Valenzano
2026 Killifish expedition in the Gonarezhou National Park
field-work
gonarezhou
killifish
A report from our latest field season in Zimbabwe: five years of longitudinal population sampling, independent field sequencing, and new conservation collaborations.
Mar 21, 2026
Dario Valenzano
Launching the new lab site
news
After several years running a Distill-based website, we have rebuilt the lab site on Quarto. The structure is cleaner, the pages render faster, and — most importantly — it…
Mar 21, 2026
Dario Valenzano
Asking questions after a seminar — a practical guide
science culture
training
In this post I share some thoughts about the “art of asking scientific questions”.
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My goal is to share with you a rudimentary toolbox to work your way into asking questions…
Aug 23, 2023
Dario Valenzano
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