“Horizontal gene transfers within the human gut”
Co-founder Mathilde Poyet introduced the Global Microbiome Conservancy and presented her research at the Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology conference in Montpellier, France.
.@mathildpoyet shows us that #bacteria exchange genes within our gut, and gene turnover can change the function of gut #microbiome. Does this impact #health? Comprehensive answers require comprehensive databases, which @globalmicrobiom is working on! pic.twitter.com/WtRhiTjero
— Amy Martin (@amybmartian) August 22, 2018