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Haven't our digestive system co-evolved with a ton of bacteria? Wouldn't we be pretty boned if we just kicked them to the crub?
by hhjinks 3y ago
Haven't our digestive system co-evolved with a ton of bacteria? Wouldn't we be pretty boned if we just kicked them to the crub?
- debacle 3y agoYes, and having the right bacteria in the wrong place, or too much of the right bacteria, can be life threatening.
- permo-w 3y agogoing beyond this, complete speculation but I wouldn’t be surprised if there can be benefits to these long-term viral infections alongside their harms perhaps improving immune protection against more immediately harmful viruses, for example IANAD though. I could be completely wrong