The Past and Future Biology of the Human Microbiome in an Age of Extinctions

Publication date: 8 March 2018 Source:Cell, Volume 172, Issue 6 Author(s): Martin J. Blaser The evolutionary fate of humans is intimately linked with that of our microbiome. Medical and technological advances have caused large-scale changes in the composition and maturation of human-associated microbial communities, increasing our susceptibility to infectious and developmental diseases. Restoration of the human microbiome must become a priority for biomedicine. Teaser The evolutionary fate of humans is intimately linked with that of our microbiome. Medical and technological advances have caused large-scale changes in the composition and maturation of human-associated microbial communities, increasing our susceptibility to infectious and developmental diseases. Restoration of the human microbiome must become a priority for biomedicine.

Source: Cell - March 9, 2018 Category: Cytology Source Type: research