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Originally Posted by Steve in SLO
Research has been showing the gut microbiome is much more important than previously believed. Some inflammatory bowel diseases and Clostridia difficile patients are now being successfully treated with fecal transplants. A recent small (80ish patients aged 5-19, iirc) study showed that children with autism improved cognitively by an average of 1 year 9 months within a 6 week period after receiving this treatment. This is going to be an important area of research, especially in treatment of chronic diseases. Links to gut microbiome and longevity are currently being explored--imagine healthy octagenarians selling their poop for profit.
We're going to hear LOTS more about this in the next 5-10 years.
Some fun facts:
Walking around, we carry only 40ish% of human DNA. The rest is hitchhiking.
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The gut microbiome carries enough genetic material to fill one ton of DVDs with information.
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And we know that there will be a huge supply of healthy poop! How will Big Pharma profit from this? Will this be covered in the Senate Health Care Bill?
06-21-2017, 03:01 PM
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