What can dogs teach us about the microbiome? - with Bushra Schuitemaker

Ri Science Podcast · The Royal Institution

July 29, 202540m 3s

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Show Notes

How similar is your microbiome to your dog’s? How do volcanoes influence the microbiome of the earth? And what links the microbiome to epilepsy?

It’s not just the gut that has a microbiome – everything from your phone screen to the soles of your shoes has a community of microorganisms residing together that forms a microbiome. But the microbiome in the gut specifically has a huge impact on our bodily functioning, and we can learn a lot about our own gut microbiome by looking at those of domesticated animals like dogs.

This month, we’re joined by Bushra Schuitemaker, a microbiologist and head of science and research at Biome9, to understand what we can learn from the microbiomes around us.

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Producer and presenter: Lia Hale

Music: Joseph Sandy

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