My Body, My Microbiome
My Body, My Microbiome
By Leslie Mertz
The human body is a microbe’s playground, and there are 100 times as many microbial genes as human genes. In recent years, the study of microbiome has mushroomed as researchers explore what makes up these huge populations of microbes in and on our bodies, and exactly what they are doing there, and how they can be manipulated to promote health and combat disease.