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More than half your body is not human
Description: Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. The rest are microscopic colonists. Understanding this hidden half of ourselves - our microbiome - is rapidly transforming understanding of diseases from allergy to Parkinson's. The field is even asking questions of what it means to be "human" and is leading to new innovative treatments as a result. [Source: BBC News]
URL: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43674270
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Source: BBC News
Publish Date: 4/10/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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