Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us?

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Recorded26 Sep 2019

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How does evolution select the fittest “individuals” when they are ecosystems made up of hosts and their microbiomes? Biologist debate the need to revise theories. The post Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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