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Apparently the answer is "gross stuff". I didn't see much more usable detail than that in the article?

• rudolf0 10y ago
  "Gross stuff which can maybe cause weird diseases."
  • nugget 10y ago
    Or help boost our immune systems by exposure? I couldn't tell from the article.
    • givinguflac 10y ago
      That's the point of the article; they know almost nothing about it, so there are currently data collection efforts so they can get a big picture. From there they can ask the detailed questions like that.
• teod 10y ago
  Gross stuff which is actually a collection of microorganisms. And reading further, there's the idea that our exposure to this gross stuff may be beneficial and one of the few ways we're still exposed to it. Or harmful. Very interesting stuff in my opinion. Have studies like this been made more accessible due to cheaper sequencing?
  • plussed_reader 10y ago
    And seeing as our bodies are colonies of microorganisms...