There is an “invisible, deadly extinction happening in all of us right now“, emenent scientists warn.
They’re talking about the catastrophic biodiversity loss of the human microbiome.
They equate the destruction of our microbiome to the destruction of the world’s biodiversity, which has been well documented.
And that’s a problem because “microbes are essential in every ecosystem, not only in humans or animals or plants, but also in the oceans”.
Why is preserving the diversity of our microbiome so important?
Dr. Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello says “microbes modulate functions of Earth. They modulate the climate. They modulate everything. They modulate our own gene expression.”
“So there has to be more of that effort to preserve microbial biodiversity, to restore, because we will need restoration.”
What could be causing this extinction on our bodies?
