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#Eisen [http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_eisen_meet_your_microbes.html Jonathan Eisen TED Talk] - "Meet your mIcrobes" (15 min).
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#Eisen2012  Jonathan Eisen TED Talk. "Meet your mIcrobes." April 2012 (15 min).
// Introduction to the microbiome
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// Introduction to the human microbiome and probiotics.<br>[http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_eisen_meet_your_microbes.html View on ted.com]
 
#Zimmer2012  Zimmer, C. Tending the Body’s Microbial Garden. ''New York Times'' June 18, 2012.
 
#Zimmer2012  Zimmer, C. Tending the Body’s Microbial Garden. ''New York Times'' June 18, 2012.
// Overview of microbiome projects<br>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/science/studies-of-human-microbiome-yield-new-insights.html Article at NYT]
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// Overview of recent microbiome studies.<br>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/science/studies-of-human-microbiome-yield-new-insights.html Article at NYT] [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/19/science/0619-microbiome.html Human Microbiome Infographic]
 
#Hillman2002 pmid=12369203
 
#Hillman2002 pmid=12369203
// Review paper describing the initial development of a probiotic bacteria to prevent cavities.
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// Review paper describing the initial development of a probiotic bacterial strain to prevent cavities.
#Greenwood2013 Greenwood, V. You Are Your Bacteria: How the Gut Microbiome Influences Health. TIME.com Aug. 29, 2013
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#Greenwood2013 Greenwood, V. "You Are Your Bacteria: How the Gut Microbiome Influences Health." TIME.com Aug. 29, 2013
 
// [http://science.time.com/2013/08/29/you-are-your-bacteria-how-the-gut-microbiome-influences-health/ Article on TIME.com]
 
// [http://science.time.com/2013/08/29/you-are-your-bacteria-how-the-gut-microbiome-influences-health/ Article on TIME.com]
 
#Fang2013 pmid=23985869
 
#Fang2013 pmid=23985869
// New and Views describing two studies of the relationship between obesity and the gut microbiota.
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// News and Views describing two studies of the relationship between obesity and the gut microbiota.
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#LeChatelier2013 pmid=23985870
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// One of the two studies linking the level of microbial diversity in the gut to obesity associated diseases.
 
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We will concentrate on discussing two examples where probiotic microbes could be used to modify the normal human microbiome, to "cure" cavities and obesity.

Required Reading

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  1. Jonathan Eisen TED Talk. "Meet your mIcrobes." April 2012 (15 min). [Eisen2012]
    Introduction to the human microbiome and probiotics.
    View on ted.com
  2. Zimmer, C. Tending the Body’s Microbial Garden. New York Times June 18, 2012. [Zimmer2012]
    Overview of recent microbiome studies.
    Article at NYT Human Microbiome Infographic
  3. Error fetching PMID 12369203: [Hillman2002]
    Review paper describing the initial development of a probiotic bacterial strain to prevent cavities.
  4. Greenwood, V. "You Are Your Bacteria: How the Gut Microbiome Influences Health." TIME.com Aug. 29, 2013 [Greenwood2013]
    Article on TIME.com
  5. Error fetching PMID 23985869: [Fang2013]
    News and Views describing two studies of the relationship between obesity and the gut microbiota.
  6. Error fetching PMID 23985870: [LeChatelier2013]
    One of the two studies linking the level of microbial diversity in the gut to obesity associated diseases.
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