Microbiome

The process of learning about our microbiome is in its early days, but even the most tentative results have begun to transform our understanding of human health - Michael Specter

Microbiome

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Unlocking the Secrets of the Microbiome

Modern technology is making it possible for medical scientists to analyze inhabitants of our innards that most people probably would rather not know about. But the resulting information could one day save your health or even your life.

I’m referring to the trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that inhabit virtually every body part, including those tissues once thought to be sterile. Together, they make up the human microbiome and represent what is perhaps the most promising yet challenging task of modern medicine: Determining the normal microscopic inhabitants of every organ and knowing how to restore the proper balance of organisms when it is disrupted.

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 Unlocking the Secrets of the Microbiome

Modern technology is making it possible for medical scientists to analyze inhabitants of our innards that most people probably would rather not know about. But the resulting information could one day save your health or even your life.

Microbirth

Microbirth is a multi-award winning documentary exploring the latest science about the ‘seeding and feeding’ of a baby’s microbiome during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. The film features scientists behind the ground-breaking research that reveals the critical role of mothers’ microbes for optimal training of the infant immune system and lifelong health.

The Microsetta Initiative

The mission of The Microsetta Initiative (TMI) is to collect microbiome samples and rich phenotypic data spanning the world’s populations and to couple these collections with educational outreach about microbiome science.

NIH Human Microbiome Project

This site is the central repository for all HMP data. The aim of the HMP is to characterize microbial communities found at multiple human body sites and to look for correlations between changes in the microbiome and human health. More information can be found in the menus above and on the NIH Common Fund site.

OpenBiome

We are a nonprofit stool bank, expanding safe access to fecal transplants and catalyzing research on the human microbiome.

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