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Guanlin Wang

Researcher at University of Oxford

Publications -  36
Citations -  786

Guanlin Wang is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 24 publications receiving 393 citations. Previous affiliations of Guanlin Wang include Chinese Academy of Sciences & China Jiliang University.

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Microbiota Depletion Impairs Thermogenesis of Brown Adipose Tissue and Browning of White Adipose Tissue

TL;DR: Gavage of the bacterial metabolite butyrate increased the thermogenic capacity of ABX-treated mice, reversing the deficit and indicating that gut microbiota contributes to upregulated thermogenesis in the cold environment and that this may be partially mediated viabutyrate.
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Analysis of Positive Selection at Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Body Mass Index Does Not Support the “Thrifty Gene” Hypothesis

TL;DR: The widespread absence of signatures of positive selection, combined with selection favoring leanness at some alleles, does not support the suggestion that obesity provided a selective advantage to survive famines, or any other selective advantage.