This YouTube clip about animal pollinators is very interesting. It also happens to come from Disney!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
It's good to be dirty?
There are quite a few scientists that have supported the hygiene hypothesis in one way or another. This is another article that identifies that a perfectly clean and bacteria free life style is actually not the most healthy situation. other article
"That finding is a new twist on the hygiene hypothesis, the idea that contact with bacteria early in life is crucial for the development of the human immune system. Skin microbes tied to the diversity of the natural environment seem to teach the body to calm allergic responses, researchers report online the week of May 7 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
The other article also identifies that the recent increase in allergies in children may be due to the lack of biodiversity in the microfauna.
What do you think of these hypotheses?
"That finding is a new twist on the hygiene hypothesis, the idea that contact with bacteria early in life is crucial for the development of the human immune system. Skin microbes tied to the diversity of the natural environment seem to teach the body to calm allergic responses, researchers report online the week of May 7 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
The other article also identifies that the recent increase in allergies in children may be due to the lack of biodiversity in the microfauna.
What do you think of these hypotheses?
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