[neverdem]

micro ping

[HiTech RedNeck]

One day we may even learn what vile substance inhabits Barack Obama’s cranium.

[sinanju]

Me for a poo transplant!

But seriously, this is fascinating. I’m under the impression that this kind of work in microbial symbiosis has been done to a much greater extent in critters.

[editor-surveyor]

"Skip forward a few years, and techniques such as these have painted a far more sophisticated picture of human microbes as ubiquitous, abundant and indispensable, harvesting energy and nutrients from food, synthesizing essential amino acids, moisturizing the skin and playing an essential part in immune-system development. 'The microbiota,' as Gordon puts it, 'are bringing a series of utensils to the dining-room table that the human host doesn't have.' The picture bandied around nowadays is of humans and their microbial partners as a coevolved 'superorganism' in which each provides services for the other."

Except when antibacterial soaps are used routinely!

Antibacterials should be "Prescription Only."

[VanShuyten]

A good article that shows that changes in bacterial flora are as important as which bacteria are present at any given time.

[zeestephen]

Terrific post, neverdem.

Read through it twice.

I've had bits and pieces of this in my mind for a long time.

Your article built a coherent picture for me.

The “Human Microbiota.”

A slam dunk competitor for “Best Phrase of 2010.”

[Enchante]

ah, food for thought as we pull up to the Thanksgiving dinner table.... we are each communities of microbes and the complexities of what will be going on in each human digestive tract today are staggering

[aruanan]

There are several times more living organisms in one bowel movement than there are human cells in your entire body.

[bert]

.....moisturizing the skin ......

There’s the money ap.

P&G will market Oil of Olay with moisturizing micro biota.

The hydrolyzing microbiots are truly natural skin moisturizers that make moisture in situ. It lasts 18 hours, yada yada, yada

[djf]

Cooties!!!

;-)
Thanks. Interesting.

[Mr Rogers]

Very interesting. Thanks for the post.

[facedown]

One “minor” quibble - you can’t have a negative pH.