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When Is a Microbiome Helpful or Harmful?

Dig deeper into how microbes and hosts establish their symbiotic relationships, and how the human partnership with microbes can sometimes lead to chronic diseases. Find that some insects and animals have no microbiome at all. What they have instead is a readily digestible diet, with little or no assistance required from microorganisms. Dr. Booth also cautions against microbiome miracle cures.

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