Excited we have a new paper out in the journal Gut Microbes: “Links between environment, diet, and the Hunter-gatherer microbiome” — this new paper builds on our Science paper that continues to illustrate the intimate connection between nature and the microbes we carry. Looking at microbes detected on the hands, water and animal sources in Hadzaland reveals a microbial super highway that runs thru the gut of every Hadza on the landscape — and presumably all humans for eons as... our immune system was evolving. As for us so-called moderns in the western world, we’ve stepped from this microbial lifeline with modern hygiene and the niceties of the developed world. We have work to do to reconnect and rewild our environment and bodies. Thanks to Gabriela in the Sonnenburg Lab for spear-heading this paper as part of her post-doc work at Stanford and for insight and contributions from our colleagues at Stanford, UCSD, NYU and collaborators in Tanzania from the National Institute of Medical Research in Mwanza. Thanks also for the continued support from Dorobo Safaris and the tented lodge at Kisima Ngeda. But most of all, want to thank the Hadza for their continued support and humor. Asante! #hadza #microbe #tanzania #photooftheday #africa #african_portraits #carbontanzania #dorobosafaris Dorobo Tours & Safaris Carbon Tanzania Fiber One