Guts!
You may recall I took a course in Advanced Chickenology last year. I was so impressed with the platform that I promised myself I’d take more. Well, I ain’t got around to it…until now. I’m taking a course in guts!
You may have noticed that gut bacteria is, like, the current fad science, holding out hope for everything from weight loss to depression. Well, I’m skeptical, but I’m also interested.
Today was the first day, and it turns out…biochemistry is kinda hard! Who knew? So while I struggle with my homework, a few interesting gut facts:
- By number of cells in your body, you have 10% human cells and 90% bacteria
- By number of genes, you are 1% to .1% human. The ‘biome’ refers to the genes in your bacteria
- You share 99.99% of the same human genes with the person sitting next to you, but you probably share about 10% of your biome (you special snowflake you)
No doubt, I’ll overshare gut facts over the next six weeks. But I’m just auditing it this time. Who the hell wants a certificate in guts?
May 15, 2017 — 10:33 pm
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