You Know Olde Scooter (that would be me) Is Seriously Interested in the Human Microbiome**
Thing is, every living thing on this wonderful planet has a microbiome. Plants, animals, bugs, birds, even microbes themselves.
A new scientific discipline is studying all this wondrous mega-commensalism...
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| Let's share microbes! |
Why Metagenomics?
Microbes run the world. It’s that simple. Although we can’t usually see them, microbes are essential for every part of human life—indeed all life on Earth. Every process in the biosphere is touched by the seemingly endless capacity of microbes to transform the world around them. The chemical cycles that convert the key elements of life—carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur—into biologically accessible forms are largely directed by and dependent on microbes. All plants and animals have closely associated microbial communities that make necessary nutrients, metals, and vitamins available to their hosts. Through fermentation and other natural processes, microbes create or add value to many foods that are staples of the human diet. We depend on microbes to remediate toxins in the environment—both the ones that are produced naturally and the ones that are the byproducts of human activities, such as oil and chemical spills. The microbes associated with the human body in the intestine and mouth enable us to extract energy from food that we could not digest without them and protect us against disease-causing agents. SOURCE
THE WHOLE BIOME THING IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEALTH STORIES OF OUR TIME. AMAZING DISCOVERIES ARE BEING MADE.
You knew that, right? Spread the word.
*And if strikes you as spectacular, buy this Book with the great cover.
**I have been blogging about it for a while. (Did you read about the correlation between your gut flora and depression? - New stuff.)
Prior Posts on the Microbiome and you.
Gutsy
Bifido Infantis
Microbiome++
W Was Right! (When he said he trusted his gut)
And even a book of sci-fi short stories on the microbiome becoming conscious and funny.
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