Difference between revisions of "Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering (Biotechnology and Society 2016)"

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There are lots of silly microbiome pictures out there. (Image from this site) ]

Required Reading/Viewing

1. [1] "How our microbes make us who we are". (17 min)
   Talk by Rob Knight about the human microbiome, Feb 2014.
2. [2] "Microbiome engineering." Sonnenburg on potential applications of microbiome engineering.
3. [3] Brief description of four companies currently designing microbiome therapies.
4. NIH Microbiome Project. Ethical concerns of microbiome research and probiotics. Read abstract for each section.
   

1. Fecal Transplants

Required Reading/Viewing

1. [4] Fecal microbiome transplant in the treatment of C. difficile
2. [5] History of fecal transplants.
3. [6] Slideshow summary of fecal microbiome transplants by gastroenterologists (some medical jargon, but informative).
4. [7] Do it yourself fecal transplants. Yep.

2. Microbiome and Obesity

Required Reading/Viewing

1. [8] Summary of possible mechanisms relating gut microbiome to obesity.
   
2. [9] Recent review critiquing microbiome role in obesity.

3. Microbiome after birth and in development

Required Reading/Viewing

1. [10] Scientists swab C-section babies with mothers' microbes
2. [11] Effect of antibiotics on microbiome throughout development

4. Oral Microbiome Engineering

Required Reading/Viewing

1. Rethink Water DK. Rethinking Fish Farming
   Watch video (5 min)

Extra Links for the Policy Czar

1. AquaBounty website - See especially the FAQ under "Innovation".