New insights into microbiome study for environmental health proceedings of a workshop--in brief

In the five years since the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (ESEH) held its first workshop on the microbes that inhabit the human body, known as the microbiome, the amount of research in the fi...

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Main Author: Betts, Kellyn
Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Board on Life Sciences, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions, Environment and Health: What's the Human Microbiome Have to Do With It? (Workshop) (2016, Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Shelton-Davenport, Marilee ([rapporteur])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington (DC) National Academies Press 2016, July 2016
Series:Proceedings of a workshop--in brief
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In the five years since the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Standing Committee on Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (ESEH) held its first workshop on the microbes that inhabit the human body, known as the microbiome, the amount of research in the field has increased exponentially. On January 14 and 15, 2016, the committee held its second workshop on the topic, which highlighted what researchers have learned since 2011, and discussed elements that could help inform the research carried out in the next decade and aid in its integration into policy
Physical Description:1 PDF file (7 pages)
ISBN:9780309445726