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Evolutionary change in the human gut microbiome: From a static to a dynamic view
7 Feb 2019
Abstract excerpt
Our intestine is a melting pot of interactions between microbial and human cells. This gene-rich ecosystem modulates our health, but questions remain unanswered regarding its genetic structure, such as, "How rapid is evolutionary change in the human gut microbiome? How can its function be maintained?" Much research on the microbiome has characterized the species it contains. Yet the high growth rate and large...
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