Saturday, December 14, 2024

Fish Have a Brain Microbiome. Could Humans Have One Too?

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"... Recently, a study published in Science Advances provided the strongest evidence yet that a brain microbiome can and does exist in healthy vertebrates — fish, specifically. Researchers at the University of New Mexico discovered communities of bacteria thriving in salmon and trout brains. Many of the microbial species have special adaptations that allow them to survive in brain tissue, as well as techniques to cross the protective blood-brain barrier. ..."

Fish Have a Brain Microbiome. Could Humans Have One Too? | Quanta Magazine "Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet that healthy vertebrates can have brain microbiomes."

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