New scientific discovery: more than half of you are not human

That you're not really human? I didn't scold you, really, this is the conclusion of the research told you by the latest scientists. BBC science program recently reported that human cells account for only 43% of the total number of cells in the body, and the rest are exotic microscopic organisms. In other words, more than half of the total number of cells that make up your life are not human cells, but other cells.

Professor Knight of the University of California, San Diego, explained that the human genome, the whole set of human genetic instructions, is made up of 20000 genes, while the number of human microbial genes is between 2 million and 20 million. Compared with human genes, human genes are really insignificant. What else do you have to show off? The vast majority of microbes in the human body are related to the vast majority of diseases found in modern medicine, including tumors, skin allergies, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, hypertension and so on. This discovery will bring subversive treatment for the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. Because the composition of the human body, including the consciousness of the human body, your appearance, your thinking, your IQ, including your success or failure, is probably the will of other creatures in the human body, you are just a faithful executor.

More and more scientific leaders believe that so many microbes not only interact with the human body, but also have many effects on the human body. for example, it plays a role in digestion, regulating the immune system, preventing disease and making important vitamins. The fate of bacteria in the gut actually determines our own destiny, so don't mess with it.

I personally think that antibiotics and vaccines have become powerful weapons against smallpox, Mycobacterium tuberculosis or drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and have saved many lives. But my worry is that while eliminating these harmful bacteria, the "good bacteria" in our bodies will also suffer a lot of harm. In fact, over the past few decades, scientists have found a significant increase in autoimmune diseases and allergies. The microbiome is also associated with other diseases, such as some tumors in the body, inflammatory intestinal disease, Parkinson's disease, and even depression and autism. Obesity is no exception. Eating hamburgers and chocolates increases the risk of obesity and affects the types of microbes in the digestive tract. So how do you know if it's the way the bad bacteria metabolize food that causes obesity?

Scientists have done experiments on mice that were born in the cleanest environment in the world and were born away from all microbes. The researchers extracted bacteria from the feces of thin and fat people and implanted them into different mice. As a result, the mice became thinner or fatter. In addition, bacteria from thin people can also help obese mice lose weight. Why do some people get fat when drinking water, while others eat fish and meat, but Qianqian thin waist? Fat and thin are also determined by intestinal bacteria, although it is not known whether this applies to the human body, but whether microbes can be used as a new type of drug, the experiment gives scientists hope in this field.

How to coexist peacefully with the microbes in the body for a long time, instead of dying together. The vast majority of human diseases are caused by the imbalance of intestinal bacteria. Scientists believe that now that the causes of most diseases have been found, the solution must also be in the intestinal tract, protecting intestinal mucosa and intestinal bacteria, which will be the most important means to maintain human health.