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The Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research provides world-class excellence in focused areas of carbohydrate research, communication related to the research areas, analytical services, and education. 
 

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Thaisa Cantu-Jungles, lead author of the study, shown here extracting DNA from gut bacteria treated with fibers
Mixing fibers for gut health

Scientists have long known that fiber feeds beneficial bacteria in the human gut. Now, Purdue researchers have discovered that combining specific fibers can have a synergistic effect, producing a greater-than-expected number of anti-inflammatory...

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The Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research provides world-class excellence in focused areas of carbohydrate research, communication related to the research areas, analytical services, and education.

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The Center’s research focuses on fundamental investigations of structure-function relationships of carbohydrates and other biopolymers as related to practical uses.

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