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Circadian rhythms and the microbiome: Disrupting daily routine of gut microbes can be bad news for whole body

  • Written by Richard G. "Bugs" Stevens, Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
imageMicro changes have macro results.Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, CC BY-NC

We’ve known that bacteria live in our intestines as far back as the 1680s, when Leeuwenhoek first looked through his microscope. Yogurt companies use that information in the sales pitch for their product, claiming it...

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