Researchers Testing Whether Microbes Can Be Used To Treat Chronic Disease.

examines how microbes that were once deadly to animals have adapted to become symbiotic, in light of research “testing whether microbes (especially bacteria) have the potential to treat asthma, allergies, obesity and a range of hard-to-treat infections.” The piece also discusses the chance that beneficial microbial partners in human biomes are becoming more scarce and the evidence of fecal transplants for treating human illnesses. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/09/489171611/how-the-microbes-inside-us-went-from-enemies-to-purported-superhealers