Cell
Volume 172, Issue 6, 8 March 2018, Pages 1173-1177
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The Past and Future Biology of the Human Microbiome in an Age of Extinctions

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The evolutionary fate of humans is intimately linked with that of our microbiome. Medical and technological advances have caused large-scale changes in the composition and maturation of human-associated microbial communities, increasing our susceptibility to infectious and developmental diseases. Restoration of the human microbiome must become a priority for biomedicine.

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