Imagine if there were an organ in your body that weighed as much as your brain, that affected your health, your weight, and even your behavior. Wouldn’t you want to know more about it? There is such an organ — the collection of microbes in and on your body, your human microbiome.
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Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome
University of Colorado BoulderAbout this Course
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Introduction to Microbes and the Human Microbiome
Studying the Microbiome
Making Sense Out of Microbial Data
The Human Gut Microbiome and Your Health
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- 5 stars78.70%
- 4 stars17.59%
- 3 stars2.61%
- 2 stars0.81%
- 1 star0.27%
TOP REVIEWS FROM GUT CHECK: EXPLORING YOUR MICROBIOME
Loved the idea of this course but a bit out of my league. I wanted more on the data and applying it in real life rather than how the data is collected.
Thank you so much for this course. very beautifully designed course. Helped me understand research in gut microbiome with better perspective and also know the researchers in this area.
Interesting, innovator, completly recommended. If you like microbes and are interested on the latest research of microbiome you should take this course.
Great course, very helpful in my work, very knowledgeable instructors and latest research on the impact of human gut microbiome on our overall health. Thank you to the creators of the course!
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