The human body is home to a diverse range of microorganisms, estimated to outnumber human cells in a healthy adult by ten fold. The importance of characterizing human microbiota for understanding health and disease is highlighted by the recent launch of the Human Microbiome Project by the National Institutes of Health. A report, published in Genome Research describes the investigation of healthy human skin for microbiota diversity and establishes the basis for determining a core microbiome.

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Posted: May 22nd, 2008 under skin health.
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