You Study Two Populations of Mice,a Lean Population and an Obese

question 18

Essay

You study two populations of mice,a lean population and an obese population.You measure the calories released from digested food by the microorganisms in the microbiomes isolated from the digestive tracts of the two mouse populations.One of the microbiomes releases significantly more calories than the other.Which microbiome would be likely to release significantly more calories? What significance might this have for human health?

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