[HTML][HTML] Human microbiome variation associated with race and ethnicity emerges as early as 3 months of age

EK Mallott, AR Sitarik, LD Leve, C Cioffi… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Human microbiome variation is linked to the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of many
diseases and associates with race and ethnicity in the United States. However, the age at …

Indigenous knowledge and the microbiome—bridging the disconnect between colonized places, peoples, and the unseen influences that shape our health and well …

I Warbrick, D Heke, M Breed - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Indigenous Peoples have a rich and long-standing connection with the environments that
they descend from—a connection that has informed a deep and multifaceted understanding …

Advancing microbiome research in Māori populations: insights from recent literature exploring the gut microbiomes of underrepresented and Indigenous peoples

ET Silk, SB Bayer, M Foster, NC Roy, MW Taylor… - …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The gut microbiome plays vital roles in human health, including mediating metabolism,
immunity, and the gut-brain axis. Many ethnicities remain underrepresented in gut …

Nature, data, and power: How hegemonies shaped this special section

A Kamath, B Velocci, A Wesner, N Chen… - The American …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Abstract Systems of oppression—racism, colonialism, misogyny, cissexism, ableism,
heteronormativity, and more—have long shaped the content and practice of science. But …

Deciphering the microbiome: integrating theory, new technologies, and inclusive science

KC Milligan-McClellan, JP Dundore-Arias, JL Klassen… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The diversity and functional significance of microbiomes have become increasingly clear
through the extensive sampling of Earth's many habitats and the rapid adoption of new …

Microbial kin: Relations of environment and time

A Benezra - Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microbiome science considers human beings supraorganisms: single ecological units made
up of symbiotic assemblages of human cells and microorganisms. Microbes co‐evolve with …

Geographic social vulnerability is associated with the alpha diversity of the human microbiome

N Farmer, KA Maki, JJ Barb, KK Jones, L Yang… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The human microbiome ecosystems living within the human body are exposed to
exogenous foreign substances from the various environments that humans live within …

Commentary: Causal enclosures—over and over

EF Roberts - Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 2021 - par.nsf.gov
With despondency, but little surprise, it seems that the pessimists were probably right. When
epigenetics, the microbiome, and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease seemed …

Anti-racism, racism, and the microbiome: A review

AJ Rawson - Progress in Environmental Geography, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Debates about the relationship between racism, anti-racism, and the new life sciences calls
for further inquiry into the growing popularity of microbiome science. Scientists define human …

Bile Acids, Gut Microbes, and the Neighborhood Food Environment—a Potential Driver of Colorectal Cancer Health Disparities

PG Wolf, DA Byrd, K Cares, H Dai, A Odoms-Young… - …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bile acids (BAs) facilitate nutrient digestion and absorption and act as signaling molecules in
a number of metabolic and inflammatory pathways. Expansion of the BA pool and increased …