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12wonderY
Huh! We are a wealth of species
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/science/studies-of-human-microbiome-yield-new-...
Skin bacteria are also essential, Dr. Segre said. “One of the most important functions of the skin is to serve as a barrier,” she said. Bacteria feed on the waxy secretions of skin cells, and then produce a moisturizing film that keeps our skin supple and prevents cracks — thus keeping out invading pathogens.
bacterial transplants! Fecal transplants!
Other conditions potentially could be treated by manipulating the microbiome. Scientists have linked obesity, for example, to changes to the gut’s ecosystem. When scientists transfer bacteria from obese mice to lean ones, the lean mice put on weight.
And it may take even longer to persuade doctors to think like ecologists.
“The physicians I know really like things that are clear and crisp,” Dr. Fischbach said. “But like any ecosystem, the microbiome is not the kind of place to find simple answers.”
I've been reading about this new knowledge as it relates to plants and their symbiotes in the soil.
New meaning to the phrase The Web of Life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/science/studies-of-human-microbiome-yield-new-...
Skin bacteria are also essential, Dr. Segre said. “One of the most important functions of the skin is to serve as a barrier,” she said. Bacteria feed on the waxy secretions of skin cells, and then produce a moisturizing film that keeps our skin supple and prevents cracks — thus keeping out invading pathogens.
bacterial transplants! Fecal transplants!
Other conditions potentially could be treated by manipulating the microbiome. Scientists have linked obesity, for example, to changes to the gut’s ecosystem. When scientists transfer bacteria from obese mice to lean ones, the lean mice put on weight.
And it may take even longer to persuade doctors to think like ecologists.
“The physicians I know really like things that are clear and crisp,” Dr. Fischbach said. “But like any ecosystem, the microbiome is not the kind of place to find simple answers.”
I've been reading about this new knowledge as it relates to plants and their symbiotes in the soil.
New meaning to the phrase The Web of Life.
2margd
>1 2wonderY: “The physicians I know really like things that are clear and crisp,” Dr. Fischbach said. “But like any ecosystem, the microbiome is not the kind of place to find simple answers.”
Happily, scientists now think they have faster technique to tease out pros and cons of various microbe combinations--transplanting human gut bacteria into mice that been raised without any microbes: J.J. Faith, P.P. Ahern et al. Identifying gut microbe-host phenotype relationships using combinatorial communities in gnotobiotic mice. Science Translational Medicine. Vol. 6, January 22, 2014, p. 220.
Here's a fabulous finding for parents of colicky infants: a strain of Lactobacillus reuteri (first fermenting microbe listed in Lifeway kefir) dramatically reduces crying and other signs of colic: F. Indrio et al. Prophylactic use of a probiotic in the prevention of colic, regurgitation, and functional constipation: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online January 13, 2014.
The Probiotics Revolution by U Michigan immunologist Gary Huffnagle is a good introduction to using the new science. It got me downing kefir and preparing my own sauerkraut, with new science only increasing my resolve!
Happily, scientists now think they have faster technique to tease out pros and cons of various microbe combinations--transplanting human gut bacteria into mice that been raised without any microbes: J.J. Faith, P.P. Ahern et al. Identifying gut microbe-host phenotype relationships using combinatorial communities in gnotobiotic mice. Science Translational Medicine. Vol. 6, January 22, 2014, p. 220.
Here's a fabulous finding for parents of colicky infants: a strain of Lactobacillus reuteri (first fermenting microbe listed in Lifeway kefir) dramatically reduces crying and other signs of colic: F. Indrio et al. Prophylactic use of a probiotic in the prevention of colic, regurgitation, and functional constipation: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online January 13, 2014.
The Probiotics Revolution by U Michigan immunologist Gary Huffnagle is a good introduction to using the new science. It got me downing kefir and preparing my own sauerkraut, with new science only increasing my resolve!
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