This article is most interesting in its exploration of microbes and
their role in the health of our bodies. Be sure to read about the
importance of vaginal birth and the colonization of an infant's skin
as opposed to C-sections. This has a lifelong impact--as we all know
and science is discovering. The article also addresses C-diff and MRSA.
Pat Gima
NYT SCIENCE | July 13, 2010
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13micro.html?emc=eta1>How
Microbes Defend and Define Us
By CARL ZIMMER
Researchers studying the microbiome hope they will learn enough about
it to enlist it in the fight against diseases.
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