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Some of the largest of these so-called bacteriophages have now been found in the human gut, where they periodically devastate bacteria just as seasonal outbreaks of flu lay humans low, according to a new study led by University of California, Berkeley, scientists.
These "megaphages" -- which have genomes about 10 times larger than the average phage and twice as big as any phage previously found in humans -- were found in the human intestinal tract, but only from humans who eat a non-Western, high-fiber, low-fat diet.
Tellingly, they were also found in the guts of baboons and a pig, demonstrating that phages -- which can carry genes that affect human health -- can move between humans and animals and perhaps carry disease.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 03 2019, @02:01PM
it almost sounds like the headline and article are spinning that eating a non-traditional western diet of McDonald's and apple pie made with good-from-the-ground coal tar derived seasonings are more healthy than those backwards hippies that eat like animals rather than eating the animals.
and yes its true: that burger king leads in whopposity.