Expanding Knowledge about the Human Microbiome Will Lead to New Clinical Pathology Laboratory Tests

Jul 7, 2010 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

With $175 Million in Funding, Human Microbiome Project is Making Rapid Progress Research into the human microbiome is expected to trigger development of new diagnostic tests that will be offered by clinical pathology laboratories. That’s because the organisms that live on us and in us are as unique to individuals as their DNA, and scientists believe these microbes may be just as important to health. Which microbes and how much they matter to the host’s health are the questions a consortium of...
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