Ladies and germs: Trillions of microorganisms live in and on our bodies, outnumbering human cells nearly 10 to one. It might be hard to stomach, but we're made up of more microbes than human cells.
A biotech startup called uBiome is using online crowdsourcing to map the human microbiome, the complex ecosystems of bacteria living intimately with us.
"Think of yourself as a place where bacteria lives," said uBiome cofounder Jessica Richman. "By measuring what's there, we can learn what is going on in our bodies."
By crowdsourcing samples on Indiegogo, uBiome's biophysicists and cell biologists hope to build a diverse catalogue of the bacteria, viruses and microorganisms living o…
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