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Category: Human Microbiome

Our early life microbiome may be more resilient than once believed

Posted on June 27, 2016August 13, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

“We are inhabited by as many as ten thousand bacterial species… Together, they are referred to as our microbiome — and they play such a crucial role in our lives that scientists like Blaser have begun to reconsider what it means to be human.” ― Michael Specter A couple weeks ago, I attended the Boston…

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