by Elio — The mi­cro­biome of the large in­tes­tine of mam­mals, mainly com­posed of bac­te­ria, is the sub­ject of in­nu­mer­able cur­rent stud­ies. And for good rea­sons. Of all the body's mi­cro­bio­mes, it is the largest in num­bers, va­ri­ety, and of likely im­por­tance in health and dis­ease. De­fy­ing ex­pec­ta­tions, it is re­mark­ably sta­ble...