fromwww.scientificamerican.com
13 hours agoScientists gave the same sample to seven at-home microbiome tests. The results were dramatically different
Scientists have long known that vast colonies of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms—a population collectively called the microbiome—live on and inside the human body. But how they influenced our health was long a mystery. In just the past few years, we've learned that myriad factors, from the food that we consume to the amount of time that we spend sleeping to our genes to our home, all affect our microbiome.
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