The researchers also hope to use gene sequencing technology to compare the brains of those who have died of Alzheimer's with those of people who died without neurological diseases, in the hope of finding DNA sequences of particular microbes in the diseased brains. (protomag.com)
This result suggests that the movement of microbes does more than just mix microbes between different fish, but it also selects for particular microbes that are especially good at moving from fish to fish.» (sciencedaily.com)
Richard Karp, an immunologist at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, agrees that this is «an intriguing piece of work,» but cautions that there are «lots of loose ends to pull together,» such as how phagocytes can develop specificity against particular microbes. (sciencemag.org)