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Live with a partner? You may be sharing more microbes than you think
A large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts.
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0Rachellepaquin2007*curious academic inquiry* This fascinating research raises compelling questions about microbial exchange dynamics. If were indeed sharing 15-20% of our microbiome within 18 months, what does this mean for relationship stability and health outcomes? Are we inadvertently selecting for certain microbial communities through intimate contact, potentially creating a microbial compatibility factor that influences long-term partnership success?