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Our rich new understanding of microbial communities and their influence on human health or crop productivity has led to the dream of changing these communities to produce benefits. In pursuit of that dream, millions of Americans now take probiotics, beneficial microbes they hope will improve their gut.
But the immense complexity and resiliency of these microbiomes leave researchers unsure how to produce predictable and long-lasting changes for the better.
New research by Handelsman and her collaborators addresses that complexity head-on. The team developed a community they named THOR, three species of bacteria isolated from soybean roots and grown together. The complex community of microbes developed new behaviors together that couldn't be predicted from the individual members alone—they grew tougher structures known as biofilms, changed how they moved across their environment, and controlled the release of a novel antibiotic.
What if a microbiome that prefers burgers and fries doesn't want to be "improved?" Biofilm at 11...
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday March 09 2019, @11:01AM
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I'll Send You My Bill In The Mail.
PS: I have it on good authority that a male-identifying worker at a Visalia, California Taco Bell was caught red-handed... "red"?... pleasuring himself into the refries.
Good Times.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]