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Microbiome - Dr. Momo Vuyisich - Longevity

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The Evolution of Micro Organisms

We are an eco system that live in insymbiosis with micro organisms. We have just as many microbil cells inside and on the surface of our body as we have our own cells. A typical gut microbium of a typical human will encode four million genes,. One of our million genes versus 20 thousand genes, a huge difference. And so i'll give you one example where, since we are trying to focus here on immune system, rigt our immune system does not have a brain. It's basicallya trillions of immune cells. They're listening for chemical signals. Thosere that's the only language that they understand, is chemicals. If they sense certain chemicals, then they

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