Dr. Heidi Tissenbaum–Lessons From C. Elegans to Increase Healthspan
Longevity by Design
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The Effects of Sugar on the Microbiota
The worm never sees the glucose. They only see the sugary bacteria. So we feel that we're analyzing the microbiota as well, and how the microbiota would respond to the constant barrage of sugar. And for humans, you say, well, our microbiota in the intestine doesn't see the sugar but actually we have bacteria starting in our mouth, going all the way down on that jest tract. So it does have human implications.
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