Gut Bacteria We Pick Up As Kids Stick With Us For Decades Most of the microbes in our guts appear to remain stable for years, perhaps even most of our lives, researchers reported Thursday. An analysis of the bacteria in the digestive systems of 37 healthy women over a period of about five years found, for the most part, little variation over time, says molecular biologist Jeffrey Gordon of the Washington University School of Medicine, who led the ...
July 4, 2013 - KERA North Texas