Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life
- Written by Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images PlusEach human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important for your health while you’re alive. These microbial symbionts help you digest food, produce essential vitamins, protect you...