October 2, 2008

Evidence Of An Amerindian Population Bottleneck Seen Through Heliobacter pylori Genetics

As you know, we have many symbiotic relationships with bacteria. In fact, the average human gut contains about 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of these microscopic cells, some of which are beneficial. If you’ve ever had to take antibiotics, you may have come to learn how dependent we are on certain strains of bacteria to process [...]