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Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes, too

  • Written by Sue Ishaq, Assistant Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Maine
Affluent neighborhoods have very different microbes from those in poor ones.Zentangle/Shutterstock.com

People worry about having access to clean water, power, health care and healthy foods because they are essential for survival. But do they ever think about their access to microbes?

Every day, humans encounter microbes - in air, water, soil, food...

Read more: Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes, too

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