Plus: why you shouldn’t give probiotics to your dog.
你从未真正独处。在你的皮肤上、鼻腔里，以及你个人空间的每一寸角落，都有数以万亿计的微小生物陪伴着你。这些微生物的总称便是微生物组——一个由微生物构成的复杂生态系统，它们与我们共享这个世界，也在塑造着这个世界。然而，探索微生物组的征程尚处于起步阶段。微生物组在人类健康与福祉中扮演着怎样的角色？每栋办公楼里那片微生物”小雨林”，或是你肠道中的微生物群落，究竟如何影响着你？科学才刚刚开始解答这些问题——而相关研究的成果将令你大开眼界。
我们邀请了三位科学家，分享他们对当前微生物组研究最感兴趣的内容。以下是微生物学家乔纳森·艾森（TED演讲：认识你的微生物）、进化生物学家罗布·奈特（2014年TED演讲简介）以及生态学家、TED研究员杰西卡·格林（《我们身上布满细菌，让我们为此而设计》）的深度见解。
微生物组研究似乎在过去几年内达到了临界规模。这是为什么？
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