Recycling Metchnikoff. Probiotics, the Intestinal Microbiome and the Quest for Long Life

Over a centry ago, Elie Metchnikoff theorized that health could be enhanced and senility delayed by manipulating the intestinal microbiome with host-friendly bacteria found in yogurt. His theory flourished for a time, then drifted to the fringe of medical practice before re-emerging in the mid-1990s...

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Main Author: Philip Arthur Mackowiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00052/full