Genetic makeup and diet interact with the microbiome to impact health
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 21:00
in Biology & Nature
New research shows that an individual’s genomic makeup and diet interact to determine which microbes exist and how they act in the host intestine. The study was modeled in germ-free knockout mice to mimic a genetic condition that affects 1 in 5 humans and increases the risk for digestive diseases.