Saturday, January 26, 2013

10 Ways the Human Microbiome* Project Could Change the Future



Check it out! Understanding the nature of the ecosystems within us is changing our whole view of medicine as we know it. Pretty crazy stuff! You might also want to read about the awesomeness that is the Human Microbiome Project. Or, if that's a bit to narrow of a scope for you, take a look at the Earth Microbiome Project.

*This blog post nicely outlines the theoretical difference between a microbiota and a microbiome. Although it's been nearly four years since its publication, people are still confused about which term to use. Personally, I think microbiome has a nicer ring to it, but out of habit and, um, correctness, I use the word microbiota to refer to the populations of microcritters inhabiting our various orifices. Technically, a microbiome is the collection of genomes associated with the little critters in your body. Just sayin'.

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