The environment within: Exploring the role of the gut microbiome in health and disease

Abstract

A growing body of research suggests that part of what determines how the human body responds to external stimuli may be not only our own genes but also the genes of the trillions of microorganisms that reside on and in the human body. New studies are shedding light on the ways that microorganisms in the gut influence biological functions and play a role in diseases throughout the body. © P.M. Motta & F. Carpino/Sapienza University of Rome/Science Source.