MyMicrobes is a newfangled social mesh that ’ll couple you up with people who share the same catgut bacteria as you . Seriously . On the surface , its a crazy idea , but when you imagine about it , MyMicrobes could makes sense medically .
MyMicrobes desire to bring together folks with the same intestinal flora so they can share digestive health questions and business concern . It would be a dependable haven as there are only a handful of forums that deal out with this subject .
Though challenging , the process to join the meshwork is n’t for the faint of essence . To identify your intestine bacterium , you ‘ ll have to institutionalize in a toilet sample and pay $ 2100 to have the bacterial DNA inside the sample sequence for identfication . Once your in , you’re able to start boasting about your latest binge of constipation and your favourite reading material for the commode . [ Nature ]
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