Experts map the body's bacteria

As a personal note, I do not care for the use of the term "experts"... there is no such thing.

Scientists have developed an atlas of the bacteria that live in different regions of the human body.

Some of the microbes help keep us healthy by playing a key role in physiological functions.

The University of Colorado at Boulder team found unexpectedly wide variations in bacterial communities from person to person.

The researchers hope their work, published in Science Express, will eventually aid clinical research.

They say that it might one day be possible to identify sites on the human body where transplants of specific microbes could benefit health.

The study was based on an intensive analysis of the bacteria found at 27 separate sites on the bodies of nine healthy volunteers.

Not only did the bacterial communities vary from person to person, they also varied considerably from one site on the body to another, and from test to test - but some patterns did emerge.

link...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8342991.stm

We are symbiotic with these microorganisms... in fact, the respiration and health of your mitochondria has a great deal to do with how you feel.

Comment on this quote... "The University of Colorado at Boulder team found unexpectedly wide variations in bacterial communities from person to person."

Of course... people use different soaps, eat differently, work and play differently, use different household chemicals, etc. etc. Variation is NOT to be unexpected... in fact, it is "normal" in todays world... and they call themselves "experts"... insert eye roll here.

Told ya... no such thing as an "expert".

grz-

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