Recent News Stories Have Reported on the ʺMicrobiomeʺ of the Human

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Essay

Recent news stories have reported on the ʺmicrobiomeʺ of the human body. The reports include statements about the abundance of the microbes in and on the human body (ʺThey outnumber our cells 10 to 1ʺ) and that most of these microbes are unknown to science. Discuss how microbiologists can have confidence in these apparently conflicting statements.

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia Correlates

Factors or conditions that are associated with the development or symptoms of schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disrupted thinking.

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Dendritic Fields

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Frontal Lobe Volume

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