Life Finds a Way: The Genetic Map of Microbes

The Thorne Podcast

Dr. Chris Mason, professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, zeroes in on microbial movement within the planetary microbiome, outer space, and even in our own gut systems. Learn more about your “gut print” as well as the scientific possibility of reviving extinct species and lost ecosystems.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Chris Mason, professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-founder of Onegevity [00:00:53]
2. Origins of a planetary genetic map [4:51]
3. Metagenomics as a genetic puzzle [6:55]
   • What is the Metropolome? [7:34]
   • The microbial signatures of cities [9:36]
4. How microbes interact with humans [10:45]
   • Using wastewater to study the level of COVID in a population [13:07]
5. Thorne’s Gut Health Test with Microbiome Wipe shows which microbes inhabit your gut [15:59]
6. People in our society have less diversity and fewer microbes now than before [18:40]
   • How probiotics can help improve your gut ecosystem [20:03]
7. How epigenetic differences may allow experts to screen patients for cancer [22:07]
8. Questions from the community [26:28]
   • What is the planetary microbiome? [26:35]
   • How do humans fit into the microbiome? [27:51]
   • How genetically similar are humans to one another? [30:55]
   • How can I heal my microbiome? [32:28]
   • What would happen if the Mars Rover brought back a foreign microbe? [34:59]
   • Are there new species of microbes in outer space? [37:06]
   • How can humans embrace the planetary microbiome again? [38:47]
   • How have humans changed the planet’s microbiome for better or worse? [40:21]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• About MetaSUB
• Understanding How the Gut Acts as a Protective Barrier
• How the Microbiome Sometimes Helps — And Hurts — the Immune System
• 8 Facts About the Microbiome and the Microorganisms Living in Your Gut
• ITOL: Interactive Tree of Life
• How Does Your Gut Microbiota Develop and Change Throughout Life?
• Mayo Clinic: Exploring the Connections Between the Microbiome, Health, and Disease
• Microbiome 101

Links to products mentioned in this episode: Gut Health Test with Microbiome Wipe, Bacillus Coagulans, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Prebiotic +

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• About MetaSUB
• Understanding How the Gut Acts as a Protective Barrier
• How the Microbiome Sometimes Helps — And Hurts — the Immune System
• 8 Facts About the Microbiome and the Microorganisms Living in Your Gut
• ITOL: Interactive Tree of Life
• How Does Your Gut Microbiota Develop and Change Throughout Life?
• Mayo Clinic: Exploring the Connections Between the Microbiome, Health, and Disease
• Microbiome 101

Links to products mentioned in this episode: Gut Health Test with Microbiome Wipe, Bacillus Coagulans, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Prebiotic +

Subscribe To More Content

Make sure to never miss an episode by subscribing to the show on your podcast app. You can also learn more about what we talked about by visiting Thorne.com and checking out the latest news, videos, and stories on Thorne’s Take 5 Daily blog.

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

More in-depth than the last one since they brought up more questions/ went on more tangents.