The human body is home to a huge and diverse community of microorganisms, consisting of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses. Collectively these organisms are referred to as the microbiota, and the collection of genomes from these ...
In this article, you can find out what the microbiome is and what it does, why it’s important for your health, and how the foods you eat shape your unique microbiome. Fast facts on the gut microbiome: Your gut microbiome is the collection of all the genetic material from the microbes ...
(a) Why are the bacteria in our colon so important? (b) What does fermentation have to do with it?Gut Microbiome:Gut flora or the gut microbiome is the collection of different types of microorganisms that live in the human digestive tract. These microorgani...
According to Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, who leads the microbial research lab at Harvard, the average adult has around 100 trillion microbial cells that live in and on their body. This ismore than 10 timesthe number of human cells in the body! But that’s not all. These cells have about 100...
An initial important result is that delaying life history transitions is never optimal unless some benefit accrues during the delay, both because of the risk of death over the course of the delay, but also because any delay slows population growth. Beyond this, theory indicates that the optimal...
The construct of creativity has a great deal to offer educational psychology. Creativity appears to be an important component of problem-solving and other cognitive abilities, healthy social and emotional well-being, and scholastic and adult success. Yet the study of creativity is not nearly as rob...
Results : The microbiome is likely an important contributor to animal and human behavior. Recent studies show that the microbiome holds promise in explaining antisocial behavior among a wide range of species including humans. Conclusion : Criminological theory and public policy can incorporate knowledge ...
What is the role of leptin in obesity? Discuss how the nutrient needs of the young athlete differ from those of the master athlete. What are the ill effects of sedentary lifestyle? How does a good nutrition plan solve this? Explain the concept of the human microbiome, and expla...
M Sagoff - Data Deluge and the Human Microbiome Project: Because the Cost of Genetic Sequencing Has Declined So Much, Researchers Are Accumulating Oceans of Data for No Clear Purpose. the Assumption Is That Something in the Data Will Stimulate Important Questions, but This Is Not an Effective ...
We often hear about the importance of the human microbiome—the vast collection of bacteria and fungi that live on and inside us—when it comes to our health. But there's another, equally important part of this microbial community that remains far less k