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Medicine
Peer Bork advanced bioinformatics from single-protein sequence analysis to human genomes and whole microbial communities, pioneering gut enterotypes and coastal ecosystem documentation tools.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health

Loss of internal microbial diversity parallels global biodiversity loss and reduced environmental biodiversity undermines human health by degrading the human microbiome.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
7 months ago

Scientists Map Microbiome Hidden Deep inside Tree Trunks

A single mature tree trunk hosts about one trillion bacteria with distinct layer-specific communities, including anaerobic methane-producing bacteria in deep heartwood.
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