Thursday, January 5, 2017

First snapshot of Inuit gut microbiome shows similarities to Western microbiome

Researchers have characterized the gut microbiome of the Canadian Arctic Inuit for the first time. The researchers found that the Inuit harbor a composition and diversity of gut microbes remarkably similar to their urbanized, westernized counterparts in urban Montreal. What differences they did find were subtle, and in the relative abundances of individual taxa.

from Diet and Weight Loss News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/2j9FDyv

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