Dutch researchers have been able to properly determine the composition of a healthy gut microbiome through large-scale research in more than 8,200 Lifelines participants. The detailed analysis, reported in Nature, allowed the researchers to not only compile a deep catalog of the microbiome, but also to indicate which gut microbes are associated with disease and which with health.
Size matters when it comes to preserving biodiversity in natural areas. Larger and strictly protected areas are clearly more effective, according to biologists.
