Professors Nick Finer and Tim Spector consider the possible role of intestine microbes in human disease,including a study linking childhood obesity to antibiotic useThis week's reveal looks at the vast community of microbes living inside us - the microbiome. As a new public study examines the effects of diet and lifestyle on these microbial hitchhikers, we consider new research that links childhood obesity to antibiotics.
In the studio with Guardian science editor Ian Sample are Professor Nick Finer, and a consultant endocrinologist from University College Hospital in London,and Nicola Davis, commissioning editor of Observer Tech Monthly. Joining us down the line from Barcelona is Tim Spector, or professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London.
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Source: theguardian.com