Human Microbiome and Our Second Human Genome (Links to an external site)
We live in harmony with trillions of microbes in and on our bodies – the human microbiome. These microbes outnumber your cells by 10 to 1, and their genes outnumber yours by 100 to 1. But, what do they do? Dr. Kristine and Todd Wylie, Professors of Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis, discuss how they use NGS to understand the human microbiome and its association with health.
New test detects all viruses that infect people, animals (Links to an external site)
A new test developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can detect virtually any virus that infects people and animals, including the Ebola virus
Healthy humans make nice homes for viruses (Links to an external site)
On average, healthy individuals carry about five types of viruses on their bodies, the researchers report online in BioMed Central Biology. The study is the first comprehensive analysis to describe the diversity of viruses in healthy people.