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I'm amazed at how much uniqueness they found. It makes sense there were region-specific microbes, given how alcohol and cheeses taste different depending on wh
by vharuck 5y ago
I'm amazed at how much uniqueness they found. It makes sense there were region-specific microbes, given how alcohol and cheeses taste different depending on where they were made. But I thought, with global travel, "universal" microbes would make up more much more than 0.2% (31 of the 16,000+, if I understood the article). Either I underestimated how fragile microbes are in new environments, or how quickly they mutate.
- abeppu 5y agoI find your response interesting b/c my instinct was in the opposite direction. Are cities the best way to understand variation or are there hyperlocal differences based on how much runoff, foot traffic, grass-watering etc happens in a place? Are residential neighborhoods where people mostly drive in temperate coastal climates more similar to each other than to their closer urban centers with lots of foot traffic?