THE HEALTHY HUMAN MICROBIOME( education / science / biology )
Researchers have mapped the normal bacteria that live in and on the healthy human body. The accomplishment sets the stage for better understanding how bacterial communities affect human health and disease... The scientists found that more than 10,000 microbial species occupy the human body. They estimated that the microbiome provide... read more
MICROBIOME PROJECT DEFINES NORMAL BACTERIAL MAKEUP OF THE BODY( education / science / biology )
HMP researchers also reported that this plethora of microbes contribute more genes responsible for human survival than humans contribute. Where the human genome carries some 22,000 protein-coding genes, researchers estimate that the human microbiome contributes some 8 million unique protein-coding genes or 360 times more bacterial g... read more
THE NASAL CAVITY MICROBIOTA OF HEALTHY ADULTS( education / science / biology )
Bacterial communities play important roles in the health of their hosts, including roles in immune system development1, nutrition2, and resistance to infection3.: microbiomejournal.biom... read more