The Importance Of The Human Microbiome

“The three pounds of microbes that you carry around with you might be more important than every single gene you carry around in your genome.” – Rob Knight

Rob Knight is a biologist, professor and leader in the study of human microbes and their role in health and disease. His research focuses on the development of laboratory and computational techniques to characterize the microbiomes of humans, animals, and the environment.

Watch his fascinating Ted Talk presentation to learn why the human microbiome is so incredibly important to our health.