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Microbes may play crucial role in human health

Microbes may play crucial role in human health. The Washington Post October 9, 2011. “ Microbiome ” or “ Microbiota ”. All of the microbes that inhabit a human body About 9 out of every 10 cells found in the human body. U.S. Human Microbiome Project. 5 year, $175 million project

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Microbes may play crucial role in human health

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  1. Microbes may play crucial role in human health The Washington Post October 9, 2011

  2. “Microbiome” or “Microbiota” • All of the microbes that inhabit a human body • About 9 out of every 10 cells found in the human body

  3. U.S. Human Microbiome Project • 5 year, $175 million project • Led by Lita M. Proctor at the National Institutes of Health • Goal: To map “the human host and all the attendant microorganisms” • Establishing an outline of a “healthy” microbiome through samples and looking at genetic codes of key microbes

  4. Antibiotics during pregnancy Antibiotics for common childhood infections Antibiotics added to animal feed to fatten animals faster Consume antibiotics in food More antibiotics in the body C-sections Less microbes in the body

  5. Impact • Gastrointestinal conditions • Obesity • Psychiatric disorders

  6. Applications • Taking probiotics • Finding substances that nurture beneficial microbes • Microbiota “transplants”

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