09/04/2026
Imagine what we could learn from a 1,000-year-old gut microbiome. đź¦
The Lloyd’s Bank coprolite gives us a snapshot of one Viking’s diet, environment, and parasites—but modern DNA sequencing could potentially tell us so much more about the microbes living in his gut.
Your gut microbes aren’t just passengers. What you eat feeds them the raw materials they use to make compounds your body needs.
Feed the ecosystem you want. 🌱
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