Our microbiome

July 13, 2017 — December 28, 2024

adaptive
ecology
food
gene

Human commensal microbiome (gut, sweat, etc.).

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I’m interested in the health implications of considering your body as an ecosystem, with all the weirdness that entails. Or, if you’d like, considering us as a superorganism whose cells are 90% inhuman, and whose genes are 99% inhuman, according to the beeb.

1 The curious phenomenon of poo transplants

Sorry, Fecal Microbiota Transplants.

They are big in Sydney.

There is, of course, a company that makes medical turds, openbiome.

2 Connection to diet

See, I guess, our eating disorder.

3 References

Di Bella, Drapeau, García-Almodóvar, et al. 2013. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: The State of the Art.” Infectious Disease Reports.
Ekekezie, Perler, Wexler, et al. 2020. Understanding the Scope of Do-It-Yourself Fecal Microbiota Transplant.” The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Karimi, Shirsalimi, Hashempour, et al. 2024. Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) as a Modern Adjuvant Therapy in Various Diseases and Disorders: A Comprehensive Literature Review.” Frontiers in Immunology.
Yadegar, Bar-Yoseph, Monaghan, et al. 2024. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Current Challenges and Future Landscapes.” Clinical Microbiology Reviews.