Your microbiota will be having non-stop sex this Valentine's Day
Bacteria don’t have sex to reproduce; they use it to stay alive and healthy.
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Bacteria don’t have sex to reproduce; they use it to stay alive and healthy.
The human gut is the host of a rampant microscopic orgy. To survive, the microbes in our digestive tract are having 'sex' with each other on a regular basis, all in the name of swapping secrets on how to survive deadly doses of antibiotics.
Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 just as much as you do. Though DNA is usually passed from parent to child, new research shows gut bacteria transfer genes through "sex" in order to take their vitamins.
Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 just as much as you do. Though DNA is usually passed from parent to child, new research shows gut bacteria transfer
International law firm Clark Hill has announced that it has combined with Phoenix law firm Ryley Carlock & Applewhite.