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Healthy guts are swarming with bugs, so what do they do?

  • Written by: Robert Moore, Research Professor of Biotechnology, Head of Host-Microbe Interactions Laboratory, RMIT University
imageThe exact composition of each person’s microbiota is as unique as their finger prints.The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Our gut does more than help us digest food; the bacteria that call our intestines home have been implicated in everything from our mental health and sleep, to weight gain and cravings for certain foods. This series examines how far...

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