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Humans evolved with their microbiomes – like genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the next

  • Written by Taichi A. Suzuki, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbiome Science, Max Planck Institute for Biology
Humans evolved with their microbiomes – like genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the nextThe gut microbiome may also play a role in personalized medicine.nopparit/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them.

The human gut microbiome is made up of hundreds to thousands of species of bacteria and archaea. Within a...

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