Moonshot or mania?

• Autores: Sally Adee
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3074, 2016, págs. 16-17
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • It's hard to know what to think about the microbes that live in and on people. In the same week that researchers announced that there is no evidence that probiotic supplements work, the White House launched the National Microbiome Initiative. This $500 million "moonshot" is intended to understand the vast colonies of bacteria, fungi and viruses that coevolved with their bodies, lands and oceans. The hope is that it will lead to breakthroughs in health and many other fields of science. Here, Adee looks behind the hyp