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microbiome
Even at our cleanest, we are covered in germs and we are full of germs. It’s ok! That’s totally normal. These microorganisms are essential to our health. You probably don’t need to mess with them, but if you’d like to try, the terms to know are prebiotics and probiotics.
If you need a really last minute gift, try this nerdy card game you can print on card stock and play today. Gut Check, designed by microbiome researcher David Coil, pits your microbes against opponents’: you can contract infections, take probiotics and watch antibiotic resistant genes spread through the population.
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