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Category: Human Microbiome

Donating Your Poop for Science – Microbiome Studies

Posted on June 27, 2018July 4, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

By Kanika Khanna In this journey called life, we are not alone. We are inhabited by around 39 trillion microbial cells that account for ~57% of all cells in our body, making us half human and half microbes. This consortium of microbial species (including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and archaea) is referred to as the ‘human…

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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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