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Microbes may play crucial role in human health
  • The Washington Post
  • October 9, 2011

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Microbiome or Microbiota
  • All of the microbes that inhabit a human body
  • About 9 out of every 10 cells found in the human
    body

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U.S. Human Microbiome Project
  • 5 year, 175 million project
  • Led by Lita M. Proctor at the National Institutes
    of Health
  • Goal To map the human host and all the
    attendant microorganisms
  • Establishing an outline of a healthy microbiome
    through samples and looking at genetic codes of
    key microbes

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Antibiotics during pregnancy
Antibiotics for common childhood infections
Antibiotics added to animal feed to fatten
animals faster
Consume antibiotics in food
More antibiotics in the body
C-sections
Less microbes in the body
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Impact
  • Gastrointestinal conditions
  • Obesity
  • Psychiatric disorders

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Applications
  • Taking probiotics
  • Finding substances that nurture beneficial
    microbes
  • Microbiota transplants
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