Evolution by Natural Selection has assisted many amazing symbiotic relationships. Here’s one you may not be familiar with, and which you’re a participant in. It involves your gut microbiome.
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Works Cited
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Brand, Viola. Gut Microbes and Humans on a Joint Evolutionary Journey. 16 Sept. 2022, phys.org/news/2022-09-gut-microbes-humans-joint-evolutionary.html.
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From Fourth-century Soup to 21st-century Procedure, Fecal Transplantation Proves Its Worth Against Stubborn Bacteria. www.research.va.gov/currents/winter2015/winter2015-11.cfm. Accessed 25 Sept. 2022.
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Suzuki, Taichi A., et al. “Codiversification of Gut Microbiota With Humans.” Science, vol. 377, no. 6612, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Sept. 2022, pp. 1328–32, doi:10.1126/science.abm7759.
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Thomas, Liji, MD. “History of Fecal Transplant.” News-Medical.net, 5 Feb. 2021, www.news-medical.net/health/History-of-Fecal-Transplant.aspx.
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undefined [Latest Thinking]. “The Gut Microbiome and Individual Genetics.” YouTube, 10 Oct. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXf0JjsoqPw&t=17s.
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Walter, Jens, and Ruth Ley. “The Human Gut Microbiome: Ecology and Recent Evolutionary Changes.” Annual Review of Microbiology, vol. 65, no. 1, Annual Reviews, Oct. 2011, pp. 411–29, doi:10.1146/annurev-micro-090110-102830.
Music in this Episode
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Little Trolls by Frank Schroeter, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8104-little-trolls, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52
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Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4071-monkeys-spinning-monkeys, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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Murder Of Filters (With Algonzo And Thousandlegs) by Lilo Sound, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9864-murder-of-filters-with-algonzo-and-thousandlegs, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://electronicmoods.com/
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Happy Song 1 by Frank Schroeter, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9261-happy-song-1, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52
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Fly Chicken by Alexander Nakarada, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9832-fly-chicken, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
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