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Gut microbes traced to prehistoric human migration routes
Original: Prehistoric global migration of vanishing gut microbes with humans
New research published in Nature suggests that some gut microbes co-evolved with humans and travelled with our ancestors during prehistoric global migrations. The study indicates certain bacterial strains diverged in parallel with human populations, and that microbes now disappearing from industrialised societies may preserve a record of ancient human movement. Commenters are discussing the findings' implications for human evolutionary history and modern health.
Why now: A new Nature study linking gut microbe diversity to ancient human migration patterns is drawing attention.
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