Science
Built on sequencing, explained in plain words
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Whole-genome sequencing
We read every microbial gene in your sample, not just one marker region, so we see what your bacteria can do as well as who they are.
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Function first
Results are grouped by activity — fibre fermentation, gas production, vitamin synthesis — because function changes faster than species.
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Food scores from your data
Each food is scored against the pathways it feeds, using a model trained on more than 40,000 anonymised profiles.
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Honest limits
We say clearly where the evidence is strong, where it is early, and that the test does not diagnose disease.
70%
of your immune cells live in the gut wall, talking to the bacteria next to them every day.
That conversation shapes inflammation, energy and even mood. Our lab in Dublin, led by microbiologist Dr. Aoife Brennan, publishes its methods so other researchers can check them.
See how the test works