Health and Fitness

Human Microbiome Project Outlines Powerful New Methods for Cataloging and Analyzing Microbes That Play Role in Health and Disease

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Human Microbiome Project researchers Nicola Segata (l), Curtis Huttenhower

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012.  New studies led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have helped identify and analyze the vast human “microbiome”—the more than five million microbial genes that exist inside the human body. Scientists estimate that each person carries about 100 times as many microbial genes as human genes, and they want to learn more about the role that microbes—organisms like bacteria, viruses,…

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