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Scientists propose national microbiome plan to prevent chronic disease

Rutgers researchers are part of an international call for a microbiome moonshot, a massive, coordinated effort to pinpoint how certain microorganisms inside us drive chronic disease and how others can be harnessed for repair.

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Rutgers researchers are part of an international call for a microbiome moonshot, a massive, coordinated effort to pinpoint how certain microorganisms inside us drive chronic disease and how others can be harnessed for repair. Antibiotics, cesarean births, infant formula and diets rich in heavily processed foods can change the microbes that live in and on our bodies.

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