Probiotics versus Microbiome Engineering (Biotechnology and Society 2016)

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Everyone

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. Soylent.com
    Watch their intro video "What is Soylent?" (2 min).
  2. [4] History of fecal transplants.
  3. [5] Slideshow summary of fecal microbiome transplants by gastroenterologists (some medical jargon, but informative).
  4. [6] Do it yourself fecal transplants. Yep.

2. Microbiome and Obesity

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [7] Summary of possible mechanisms relating gut microbiome to obesity.
  2. [8] Recent review critiquing microbiome role in obesity.

== 3. Microbiome after birth and through development:

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [9] Scientists swab C-section babies with mothers' microbes
  2. [10] 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".