Date: 26/10/2014 07:27:51
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 616160
Subject: Bacteria linked to human behaviour
They may have the power to alter your thoughts, your behaviour, how well you feel or influence why you can’t shed those unwanted kilos.
They outnumber us 100 trillion to one and they know you intimately.
The number of bacteria and other organisms in the human gut, known collectively as microbiota, are thought to be approximately 10 times more numerous than the entire number of cells in the body and scientists are only just starting to unlock the secrets of how they affect us.
As the world of gut bacteria and other microscopic organisms in our bodies begins to be explored it turns out the organisms are weirder than anyone thought possible.
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