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Bacteria flourish in favorite ecosystems on the human body

Study offers most comprehensive inventory yet of the human microbiome and a basis for understanding how those microbes affect health

By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

Like fussy first-time homebuyers, microbes in and on the human body choose their digs according to three strict rules: location, location, location. If the palm of the hand is a bustling metropolitan city crammed with hundreds of species, the ear canal is central Wyoming.