I wonder what it would look like if you collected that half-pound into one pile?
Those bacteria, by the way, along with fungi and even viruses, form an individual’s “microbiome”: their body’s unique internal ecosystem which is essential for proper human health.
In some cases, the use of antibiotics can wipe out large parts of that ecosystem and cause long-term health problems, so scientists have been developing treatments to replace the microbiome through, believe it or not, fecal transplants.
I wonder what it would look like if you collected that half-pound into one pile?
Those bacteria, by the way, along with fungi and even viruses, form an individual’s “microbiome”: their body’s unique internal ecosystem which is essential for proper human health.
In some cases, the use of antibiotics can wipe out large parts of that ecosystem and cause long-term health problems, so scientists have been developing treatments to replace the microbiome through, believe it or not, fecal transplants.