
Did you know that there is more bacteria in your body than there is, well, anything else? Well it’s true: they’re in our digestive tract, all over our skin, in our teeth, on our tongue, and have even fathered 40 of our own human genes. Leading scientists are already on the case to learn more about the interdependencies between our body’s inhabitants, and our bodies. In 2008, several countries launched the International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC), “an effort that will enable researchers to characterize the relationship of the human microbiome in the maintenance of health and in disease. VIDEO | . . . . . .