Top 10 scientific breakthroughs in 2011

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   Getting to Know the Microbiome

 

Getting to Know the Microbiome, one of the 'Top 10 scientific breakthroughs in 2011' by China.org.cn.

Getting to Know the Microbiome [sina.com.cn] 
Research into the countless microbes that dwell in the human gut demonstrated that everyone has a dominant bacterium leading the gang in their digestive tract: Bacteroides, Prevotella, or Ruminococcus. Follow-up studies revealed that one of these bacteria thrives on a high-protein diet while another prefers vegetarian fare. These findings and more helped to clarify the interplay between diet and microbes in nutrition and disease.

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