644 to destroy invading viruses or bacteria
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, September 2010, Understanding Autoimmune Diseases.
645 do not discriminate between harmful bacteria and beneficial bacteria
Zimmer, "Tending the Body's Microbial Garden."
646 Julie Segre, a senior investigator
Ibid.
647 human stomach that are involved in energy balance and appetite
Blaser, "Antibiotic Overuse."
648 H. pylori has lived inside us in large numbers for 58,000 years
Kate Murphy, "In Some Cases, Even Bad Bacteria May Be Good," New York Times, October 31, 2011.
649 single most common microbe in the stomachs of most human beings
Martin Blaser, "Antibiotic Overuse."
650 "may also eradicate H. pylori in 2050% of cases"
Ibid.
651 has been found to play a role in both gastritis
Murphy, "In Some Cases, Even Bad Bacteria May Be Good."
652 "more likely to develop asthma, hay fever or skin allergies in childhood"
Blaser, "Antibiotic Overuse."
653 Its absence is also associated with increased acid reflux
Ibid.
654 H. pylori into the guts of mice serves to protect them against asthma
Murphy, "In Some Cases, Even Bad Bacteria May Be Good."
655 approximately 160 percent throughout the world in the last two decades
Randerson, "Antibiotics Linked to Huge Rise in Allergies."
656 ghrelin, is one of the keys to appetite
Murphy, "In Some Cases, Even Bad Bacteria May Be Good."
657 caused by harmful microbes normally kept in check by beneficial microbes
Zimmer, "Tending the Body's Microbial Garden."
658 when the balance of their internal microbiome was restored
Ibid.
CHAPTER 6: THE EDGE.
1 into the extraordinarily thin shell of atmosphere
Glen Peters et al., "Rapid Growth in CO2 Emissions After the 20082009 Global Financial Crisis," Nature Climate Change 2 (2012): 24.