Right now on Reddit, scientist–and my friend–Jeremy Barr is answering anything you want to ask on phage, particularly related to this ground-breaking paper on phage and our innate immunity. Go on: ask him anything. . . . . (for further reading go here, here, here, and here) (phage art by Mark Hatay) Continue reading
Right now I am stuck in my book. I am trying to write about Calories and obesity without actually talking about dieting to lose weight. I want to focus on the ecological implications of excess Calorie consumption and the unique microbial ecosystem that obese people have in their gut. But I keep getting derailed. I … Continue reading
So what is a holobiont? Lynn Margulis coined the term in 1993 to better describe how macro-species (like a human or a panda) universally live in symbiosis with other (usually) micro-species. She claimed that all individuals who participate in a particular symbiosis are bionts and the entire organism that is comprised of these bionts is a holobiont. … Continue reading
When my book gets done, I can save you all a ton of time now. Only two things you need to know: eat whole foods and exercise. Conventional wisdom. A big disappointment (for me), I am not going to be able to offer any new or different advice that will revolutionize our health. You see, … Continue reading
