A Gut Feeling

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.

Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others on the front page of EvolutionTalk.com, or call your local bookstore and ask them to order a copy.

Works Cited

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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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.

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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Music in this Episode

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

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

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/

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

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/ Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology news

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