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The Human Microbiome Paradigm Shift
Dear Friends, There is a profound movement, a shift of knowledge that is occuring all over the world. Even as the citizens of the world are experiencing the worst of illnesses, even as governments,...
Read moreHMP: The Bugs Selected for Sequencing
Dear Friends, The collection of human and microbial cells in our body produce a vast milieu of proteins through their collective genomes. These proteins function as 3-D structures that are either n...
Read moreThe Roadmap for the Human Microbiome Project
Dear Friends, Happy Halloween! I know I am a bit early but I’ve got a great zoological marvel for you to enjoy in our “Can You Identify This Beautiful Creature?” segment. I think this one is an ama...
Read moreWhat is the Human Microbiome Project (HMP)?
Dear Friends, What is the microbiome? Can you define it? The National Institute of Health defines it as the full collection of microbes (bacteria, fungi, virus, etc) that naturally exist within the...
Read moreZERI: Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives
Dear Friends, Last week we focused on ZERI (Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives), a growing organization of scientists worldwide that promotes the principle of zero waste. All manufactured prod...
Read morePermaculture: Solving The World’s Hunger Project While Saving The Planet
Dear Friends, In our email (newsletter) last week we focused on Permaculture as a means to turn our earth into a “Garden of Eden”, feed the world’s 800,000,000 starving people, and bring back their...
Read moreDear Friends, Last week I gave you a brief overview of Via Campesina, Food Sovereignty, Eco-agricultural farming and Permaculture. These concepts/associations/practices are of paramount importance ...
Read moreDear Friends, When we focus on the biosphere we are examining the big picture, for what is the biosphere but the phenomena of life itself? This week we will continue to illuminate the major causes ...
Read moreReductionist Thinking In Medicine: The Good and the Bad of It
Dear Friends, How do the policies for sustainable economy, environmental quality and social equity interact with the equation of health? Over the last nine months we have been discussing, in our we...
Read moreImmunomodulation By Probiotics Part 2
Dear Friends, There is an increasing body of evidence suggesting immuno-stimulation by probiotic bacteria in the gut can enhance immune protection at distal mucosal sites, such as the urogenital an...
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