Tuesday, April 10, 2018

More than half of your body is not human, say scientists.

Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count.
The rest are microscopic colonists. Understanding this hidden half of ourselves - our microbiome - is rapidly transforming understanding of diseases from allergy to Parkinson's.
 The field is even asking questions of what it means to be "human" and is leading to new innovative treatments as a result.
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