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I'm so glad to be living in this golden age of scientific research. So cool to learn about everything being resarched and developed

After reading about the new term 'holobiont', I wonder how much of our DNA is actually 'junk' bacterial/virus. Nature wastes nothing and is great at ensuring redundancies for survival. So is all this extra DNA actually nothing more than 'extra' or is it something more?

If I had the equipment, funding, and ethics approval I would research whether a bacteria species could be balanced in symbiosis in the lungs. Specifically to cycle CO2 back into O2. Because holding my breath underwater gets tiring.

I have so many more questions from reading this book. Like if microbiota are so intertwined with ourselves, why do we only talk about it in terms of our gut? Are there microorganisms in our musculoskeletal system? In the blood rich liver and kidneys? Is the blood brain barrier one of the separating walls to keep microorganisms out and in?

Interesting book so far but I'm going to need to read through all the cited journal articles because this is far too fascinating