From sample to interpretation
Every report follows the same transparent pathway
Sample
A collected sample is submitted and logged for processing.
Sequencing
The chosen method (16S, WGS or MetaT) measures microbial signal at its supported depth.
Bioinformatics
Reads are processed against curated references with quality control at each step.
Interpretation
ATLAS organises features into scores, panels and confidence cues — never a diagnosis.
Structure first
A community, read as structure
Every score begins as ecology: organisms of different relative abundance co-occurring in one community. The science below describes how that structure is measured, compared with reference context, and interpreted — always within the limits of the chosen method.
Explore the science
Six topics behind every result
Microbiome foundations
What the human microbiome is, and the ecological ideas every report builds on.
Read more →Methodology
The end-to-end sequencing and analysis approach behind every report.
Read more →Reference context
How your sample is compared to reference cohorts — and the limits of that comparison.
Read more →Confidence framework
The visible confidence cue that travels with every score and panel.
Read more →ATLAS framework
How sequencing features become structured, interpretable outputs.
Read more →Scoring framework
The methodology and evidence behind ATLAS™ scores, and where each score’s limits apply.
Read more →Sequencing framework
What 16S and WGS each resolve — and why MetaT remains a planned layer.
Read more →Panel framework
How related scores are grouped into biological-context panels.
Read more →Responsible interpretation
How to read a result without over-reading it — and why results can vary.
Read more →Bioinformatics pipeline
The processing pipeline, references and quality controls applied to your data.
Read more →How we describe results
Four principles applied to every interpretation
Describe, don’t diagnose
We report microbial composition and ecological context — not disease.
Show the confidence
Every output carries a visible method-support and confidence cue.
Respect the method ceiling
Claims never exceed what the chosen sequencing method can resolve.
Compare with context
Reference comparisons are framed with their limits, not as verdicts.
All science content is educational. It explains sequencing-derived microbial patterns and reference-context comparison — not diagnosis or medical advice.
See the science applied on a real report
Configure a test to choose your ecosystem, sequencing depth and report level. Method scope and limitations are shown throughout.