Gut Bacteria Divide People Into 3 Types, Scientists Report
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/science/21gut.html
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n the early 1900s, scientists discovered that each person belonged to one of four blood types. Now they have discovered a new way to classify humanity: by bacteria. Each human being is host to thousands of different species of microbes. Yet a group of scientists now report just three distinct ecosystems in the guts of people they have studied.
Blood type, meet bug type.
“It’s an important advance,” said Rob Knight, a biologist at the University of Colorado, who was not involved in the research. “It’s the first indication that human gut ecosystems may fall into distinct types.”
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Blood type, meet bug type.
“It’s an important advance,” said Rob Knight, a biologist at the University of Colorado, who was not involved in the research. “It’s the first indication that human gut ecosystems may fall into distinct types.”
(read all about it at link)
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SoCalFramer
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Yea mine thrive on beer, day old pizza, cold coffee and a little sleep.
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SoCalFramer
