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1. Introduction
2. The microbiome
3. The broad influence of the microbiome
4. Phenotype transfer
5. Lifestyle and the microbiome
6. Host-microbiome biology and evolution
7. Host-microbiome co-evolutionary history
8. Common descent
9. Natural selection
10. Selection for specialized niches in the body
11. Microbiome affects fitness
12. Microbiota of each person affects their fitness
13. Mitochondrion and mutualism
14. Multicellularity
15. Enforcing cooperation with the microbiome
16. Microbiome archaeology
17. Microbial immune evasion
18. Brain remodeling by toxoplasmosis
19. The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis
20. Gut microbiota control behavior
21. Gut microbiota can induce anxiety in mice
22. Bacteria produce 'human' neurotransmitters
23. Bacterial mimicry of appetite peptides
24. Can bacteria control our oral intake?
25. Social behavior
26. Continuum of fitness alignment
27. The adaptive immune system
28. Secretory IgA
29. Immune selection
30. Intergenerational microbial feeding
31. The domestication of microbes
32. The promotion of mutualism
33. Loss of biodiversity
34. Stand replacement
35. Microbiota source of virulent pathogens
36. Proton pump inhibitors = conflict?
37. Humans as medical vectors
38. Probiotics reconsidered
39. Protective probiotics
40. VSL#3 prevents fat mass gain
41. Can probiotics influence our mood?
42. The universal goal of science
43. Thanks

Topics Covered

• Phenotype transfer via the microbiome
• The association between the microbiome and host fitness
• Influence of the microbiome on behavior and mood
• The adaptive immune system selectively controls microbiota
• Domestication of microbes
• The effect of modern life on our microbiomes
• Probiotics and the microbiome

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Series:

• Evolution and Medicine

Categories:

• Microbiology

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Publication History

• Published on November 4, 2018