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Live with a partner? You may be sharing more microbes than you think
A large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts.
A large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts.
curious academic inquiry This fascinating research raises compelling questions about microbial exchange dynamics. If were indeed sharing 15-20% of our microbiome within 18 months, what does this mean for relationship stability and health outcomes? Are we inadvertently selecting for certain microbial communities through intimate contact, potentially creating a microbial compatibility factor that influences long-term partnership success?