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Feces and algorithms: Artificial Intelligence to map our intestinal bacteria – Science Daily

The intestines and their bacteria are sometimes called our ‘second brain’, but studying these bacteria in their natural environment is difficult. Now researchers…

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Both past and present-day scientists have suspected the intestines of playing a role in various diseases. Present-day studies focus on the intestinal flora’s role in physical diseases such as diabetes and overweight, while others seek to establish a connection between the intestinal flora and e.g. autism, schizophrenia and depression. But even modern-day scientists have difficulties studying the around 500-1000 different species among the approx. 100 billion active bacteria in our intestines.Therefore,…

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