The year in microbiomes
This year, scientists pegged microbes as important players in several aspects of human health
NOT SO SWEET In mouse colons, sugar-eating gut microbes encourage mutations in DNA (blue), which elevate cancer-related proteins (green). The result may explain carb-rich diets’ link to colon cancer — one of several findings this year linking the microbiome to human health.
ANTOANETA BELCHEVA AND ALBERTO MARTIN
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