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Just Think of Them as Little Helpers

Aug 29, 2008

Granted, it's buried on page A10, but it's there: a story about the human microbiome in the Wall Street Journal. The article parses out the concept of humans harboring microbial colonies (and why that's not something to be afraid of) and how that's changing commonly held views about the way the immune system functions. "Only in the past decade, aided by advances in genetic technology, were scientists able to grasp the magnitude of our resident microbial population," the article says.

 

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