Experiences Microbes

Me and my microbiome

Tina Hesman Saey tries out new services offering clients a peek at their own bacteria

MY MICROBES  Reporter Tina Hesman Saey’s microbiome sequence revealed Haemophilus bacteria (H. influenzae shown), some of which are known respiratory pathogens.

Dennis Kunkel Microscopy

By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

I first suspected I might be inhabited by traitors when I read a research paper linking gut bacteria to obesity.