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WebMD
.WebMD,n.d.Web.
12Mar.2015.
Thefirstfewparagraphsofthisarticlediscussedmicrobesandhowourbodiescontain10
timesasmanymicrobesasourownhumancells.Furtherintothearticleitbeginstodiscussgut
microbes,itexplainsthattheymakesmallmoleculesthatcanhelpsendsignalstoyourbrain.
Therearealsodifferentmixesofbacteriaintheintestinewhencomparingahealthybodyversus
anunhealthybody.Anditendswithdescribingtheconnectionsbetweenintestinalbacteriaand
diseases.
Lamouse,Dr.Esi."GutBacteriaandOurImmuneSystemfromCurrentScience&
TechnologyPodcast."
CurrentScience&TechnologyPodcast
.N.p.,n.d.Web.12Mar.2015.
ThedoctorinthispodcastwasapediatricgastroenterologistataChildren'sHospitalin
Boston.Shespokeaboutourimmunesystemandthepossibleconnectionsitmighthavetoour
gutbacteria.Shehasdonestudiesonmicewiththeirgutbacteriasandthedifferentlevels.She
alsospeaksaboutconnectionstotreatingdiseaseswiththesemicrobes.
Norris,Jeffrey."UniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco."
DoGutBacteriaRuleOur
Minds?
N.p.,15Aug.2014.Web.13Mar.2015.
ThisarticlewassimilartothefirstarticlethatIread,ittalkedaboutthemicrobesinour
bodyandhowtheywork.Ilearnedthatbacteriamaybeactingthroughavagusnervewhich
connects100millionnervecellsfromthedigestivetracttothebrain.Italsospokeabouthowa
person'sfoodchoicesaffectthemycobacterialpopulationsinthegut.
Raes,Jeroen."TheGutFlora:YouandYour100TrillionFriends:JeroenRaesat
TEDxBrussels."
YouTube
.YouTube,n.d.Web.13Mar.2015.
Somethingthatsurprisedmewasthatthereis7millionpeopleontheplanet,andthere
are5nonmillionmicrobesontheplanet,whichisthenumberofstarsintheuniversemultiplied
by5million.Microbesareeverywhere,coffeetable,kitchensinkandinyou.
Specter,Michael."GermsAreUs."
TheNewYorker
.N.p.,n.d.Web.13Mar.2015.
Ireallylikedthisarticlebecauseittalkedindepthaboutaspecificbadbacteriawhich
wasH.pylori.IthoughtthatwassuperinterestingbecauseIhadthatbacteriaafewyearsago.
Theauthorcoversalotofdifferentintestinalflora/bacteriafactswhichIfoundveryuseful.I
likedhowthearticlealsointerviewedprofessionalsinthefieldofmetabolismresearch.