6 Dec 2012 Sogesta

Microbes Maketh Man

http://www.economist.com/node/21560559

full article http://www.economist.com/node/21560523

trillions

gut

scalp

crevices

orifices

subtend

to harbour

microbiome

commensal

align

host

bug

shelter

break down

misbehave

acute

deal with

colour a view

richness

illness

albeit

liver

scatter

salient

phyla

repertoire

grassland

coral reef

usable

stuffed

chew up

Fatty-acid

whence

pathway

lay down

Off-kilter

alter

storage

weird

converse

malnourished

Well-nourished

discordant

rejig

twofold

links

bred

hardened

morbidly

opted

web

healthy

unenviable

hostile

suspicious

lead to

confirmatory

mice

To trigger

strip away

go awry

intriguing

top up

advert

dose

tonic

to ease

shift

range

wheel out

do the trick

take over

claim

deplete

trendy

imputed

misplaced

tick over

puzzling

a fair few

turn out

hint

What % of bacterial cells in humans are inherited ?

The microbiome is implicated in what NON-NUTRITIONAL diseases ?

What % of large bacterial groups make up most of the human microbiome ?

What human genes enable milk digestions ?

What types of bacteria change with a person's weight ?

How does malnourishment affect intestinal bacteria ?

Where does most formic acid come from in humans ?

What % of C. dificile patients were cured with 2 treatments ?

What field of science is fashionable ?

What human inheritance is non-genetic ?