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Subject: Human microflora
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- Bacterial cells in the body outnumber human cells by a factor of 10 to
1. Yet only recently have researchers begun to elucidate the beneficial
roles these microbes play in fostering health.
- Some of these bacteria possess genes that encode for beneficial
compounds that the body cannot make on its own. Other bacteria seem to
train the body not to overreact to outside threats.
- Advances in computing and gene sequencing are allowing investigators
to create a detailed catalogue of all the bacterial genes that make up this
so-called microbiome.
- Unfortunately, the inadvertent destruction of beneficial microbes by
the use of antibiotics, among other things, may be leading to an increase
in autoimmune diseases.
Microbial organisms are said to be the most influential organisms on Earth (land and oceans) and research is suggesting they maybe in our bodies as well.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ultimate-social-network-bacteria-protects-health&WT.mc_id=SA_WR_20120523
Martin
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Martin Weiss, PhD
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New York Hall of Science
mweiss at nyscience.org
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