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Socially structured gut microbiomes in wild baboons

Posted on 17 Mar, 2015 by Noah Snyder-Mackler

“You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” Well, that old adage may still be true, but baboons certainly pick (up) their friends’ gut microbes. A new study by Jenny … Continue reading →

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