Nature magazine reports on stomach microbes may "lead to a way of fighting malnutrition" around the world! Lead author of the study Jeffrey Gordon, director of Washington University's Center for Genome Sciences says, "For decades, doctors have treated bacteria in a WARLIKE manner, yet research shows that most encounters we have with (the unseen world of) microbes are very beneficial."
2006-12-21 05:22:17 · 2 answers · asked by clophad 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
OK, perhaps we can get 5 skeptics and 5 non-skeptics to respond? With or without the universities his particular Aesop's fable is still better than the cute zoo/jungle metaphors of Thomas Nast - donkey and elephant.
2006-12-21 05:56:35 · update #1
I guess this depends on who or what University, Company was given the grant to study and make report.
It goes without saying that good/bad microbes inhabit our gut , often through mis guided information anti-biotics are prescribed that destroy both.
The idea that bacteria might be a friendly allie in the fight against malnutrition is fascinating to say the least,one wonders tho if this is as stated just another way to fund research projects,by releasing this info when budget running low..Hmmm.♥
2006-12-21 14:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've beome very skeptical when it comes to university research. It seems they only have research projects, so they could get grants to pay professors even more money then their unversity salary. I'm sure in 20 years, today's research will be proven wrong and incomplete.
2006-12-21 13:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋