Unexpected Discovery of Microbiome Inside Our Brains But Why Is It There?

[@kmaximoff]

Bacteria in Antons brain: "Hello Wonderful person!"

[@tinkerstrade3553]

Nah, that's code for "Hello fellow traveling microbes."

[@ThatOpalGuy]

hello wonderful neurons

[@FLPhotoCatcher]

There have been some scientists who have said that the number of bacteria *do not* outnumber body cells. And that's not considering that some say things in our stomach and gut are not really *inside* us.

[@FunFindsYT]

"Hello wonderful neuron!"

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

@@FLPhotoCatcher yes right before we clear out humanure compost it's about equal number ratio. After that it is more human cells than bacteria.

[@apieceofstring]

"Mindblowing" is a descriptor I'm uncomfortable associating with anything that lives in my skull.

[@HarryONeil]

❤😂 I about hurt myself laughing at yer' comment!

[@IARRCSim]

Are you sure the collective of bacteria in your brain isn't the one who's uncomfortable? Maybe your neural network is hijacked to such an extent that you're just partly self-aware bacteria.

[@apieceofstring]

@@HarryONeil My work here is done. =p

[@zaclovesschool2273]

XD

[@Philtopy]

YOU live in your Skull :)

[@jedwards1792]

I think we need to find a way to inform our microbiome that we intend to be cremated after death. That would motivate the bacteria to ensure we don’t die. Immortality achieved!

[@dbmail545]

Love it! That will be my chant at bedtime. "We're all in this together!"

[@dariusmotiejunas1589]

Good idea ❤

[@gdok6088]

@Thegingerbreadm4n Because death can be fatal.

[@xironevarus576]

​@Thegingerbreadm4n i want to see the heat death of the universe. Solely to fart and see if it could cause a new grand expansion

[@TheBodiesInTheWaterBeckons]

Bleh. Better to place your hope in the true salvation that is Digital Immortality. Biological Immortality is nigh impossible, even with a known "immortal" species on Earth, they still "die" in a way. They regenerate and lose their original self in the process. There's no known Biological way to preserve your "self", your consciousness. Flesh is weak. It's an inferior way of life. May a Digital soul be born and release us all from this Biology hell.

[@fernbedek6302]

Dentists really need to start be putting in as part of general healthcare...

[@dbmail545]

Hard to have a healthy body if one doesn't have a healthy mouth.

[@ronilittle7028]

ABSOLUTELY! Many people have died from heart attacks and other things because of their bad bacteria in their mouth going to the brain… Also, Alzheimer’s dementia! The mouth is a very important part of the anatomy, and should be included in insurance!

[@Broken_robot1986]

I live in an area with a lot of poverty and it's awful to see so many people with their mouth in shambles and nothing they can do about it. I've had trivial problems in comparison that I had to wait some years to be able to fix and I can't imagine just being stuck with no hope of being able to afford care. It saps all of your confidence.

[@christopherleubner6633]

Yup feel flu like they'll cover an ER VISIT... Have a mouth full of cavities and rot, we don't cover that, take some Tylenol and pony up the cash 😢

[@loudtim265]

This. Dear lord this so much. I have tons of trouble with my teeth, I have “great” (compared to many Americans) health insurance, the best dental program available through my job with the state, and it’s still next to impossible to afford to have them fixed. Last time I checked, my teeth, ears, and eyes were part of my body. What’s next? Heart insurance? Finger insurance? Absurd.

[@hugh261]

Brings new meaning to, "I've got something on my mind."

[@diogoduarte4097]

Bacterial Burden could be a band name

[@vectorequilibrium4493]

Others would call it cancer.

[@audiodead7302]

A new genre of music. Germ Metal.

[@painmt651]

How about, “Wild Microbiome”?? Killer band name!

[@bunnyofdoom4501]

With opening act: Infected Yeast!

[@Bill-mn1mn]

Gram Positive and Gram Negative could be their first two albums

[@Sk8Bettty]

I’m glad I learned it from you that we may all be zombie puppets of bacteria. The kindest voice online.

[@BrianButterworth-s4z]

Don't even ponder the tiny bugs in eyelashes.😅

[@bluenightfury4365]

@@BrianButterworth-s4z Or the tiny bugs in your face skinpores

[@vickypedia1308]

​@@BrianButterworth-s4zthe WHAT

[@mikochild2]

Read Echopraxia by Peter Watts

[@glenliesegang233]

Heads up, R. Dawkins- may need a new edition of "the Selfish Gene."

[@Kokally]

We're all amalgamations of our environments. Of society and culture, of our families, of our education and our relationships. Microbiomes are just another amalgamation.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

Like condensations in a never ending cloud of primordial materia and mind?

[@MissesWitch]

shhhh

[@robert-wr9xt]

@@MissesWitch Shhhh shhhh Have a wonderful day kind witch

[@coweatsman]

The lack of biodiversity in the ecological environment is reflected by our agricultural monoculture which is reflected by our narrowed diversity of diet which is reflected by a lack of diversity in our microbiome in our gut, mouth, brain and generally giving rise to the rise in metabolic illness in general. We are sick because the environment is sick. Ecological imbalance ===> microbial imbalance. We are not in balance with the planet and that make us sick.

[@robert-wr9xt]

@@coweatsman Go buy a farm and stop complaining. Do something. Go get a job. Earn money. Donate.

[@timgrant1796]

It seems that the more we learn, the more we realize how little we know...

[@HatiKeseorangan]

😅

[@DSAK55]

the oppose response of Trumptards

[@blakeamartin07]

Thats that growth mindset foo

[@Quidisi]

Years ago I started brushing my teeth within 30 min after every meal, plus when I get up, and right before bed. So yeah, I brush my teeth anywhere from 4 to 6 times per day. You'll definitely want to switch to the softest bristles you can get. That said, after 6 years of no dental visits, I finally went. The tooth fairy cleaning lady was shocked - she expected lots of plaque and such, but she said, at most, I had only the equivalent of 6 months. (oh, and of course, I had no cavities) Also, I've been, waaaay, WAAAAY, less sick since I started brushing so frequently. I've no plans to change. I highly recommend others give it a try.

[@highlandlab1924]

Just don't use charcoal toothpaste. That stuff destroys enamel. Flossing is very important.

[@agnidas5816]

@@highlandlab1924 flossing can literally saw through teeth. charcoal isn't much diff from baking soda...

[@anim8torfiddler871]

Same here.

[@poponachtschnecke]

I always feel like when I eat too much sugar, my brain gets highjacked by microorganisms that tell me I need to eat more sugar

[@Terran.Marine.2]

I think that happens in the gut.

[@Terran.Marine.2]

I think that happens in the gut, small intestine.

[@jbmurphy4]

I have a few autoimmune conditions that go into remission if I avoid sugar & processed foods. Then when I eat sugar for a celebration I always develop sugar cravings which often then causes relapses in psoriasis & arthritis.

[@Padraigp]

That happens in your gut which signals to your brain and is 100 per cent true. Well done for noticing it. If you starve them they send some pretty nasty signals too but after a few days and especially if you throw some other bacteria in there like lactobalccilli they die and then stop talking to your brain. And then...things like kale start to taste sweet! And after a while if you taste a Mars bar it tastes like complete crap. But of course they will quickly come back into population if you do. And start the signals again. Green vegetables seem to shut those cravings up for me if I have green juices and eat yoghurt and saur kraut and vegetables. I actually think my whole family have been skin suites for sugar bacteria for generations.

[@RealUvane]

Thats fungus…

[@reddportal]

I had a conversation with my dad about the fact we are basically amalgamations of random virus dna and bacteria rather than individual beings. Its.... uncomfortable.

[@blazingtrs6348]

it's weird to think about but also cool. the human body isn't characterized by separate parts, but as a whole unit.

[@independentfreethinkeroutl2176]

LOL that's how I see things.. all life = cells viruses bacteria that all are relying on you to feed them lol billions of hungry tiny basterds. If they die you die vice-versa lol

[@Maungateitei]

Why would you think that? We have known for a long time that to be a germophobe is a guarantee of being, stupid, crazy, riddled with allergies, heart conditions, bad health, and mental health issues if kept away from the microbiological world especially fro an early age. Howard Hughes was the classic example back in the 1930s. We have known for fifty years that the more bacteria you are exposed to, the better you smell to the opposite sex. We know Forever that washing with soap and shampoo makes you stink of body odor, have skin and scalp infections, and suffer dementia and die far younger than otherwise. You have a symbiotic cololy of millions of species of nanomachines that you cannot survive without. You have been told otherwise by the Aholes that run the world, to make you sick, stupid, a slave, that will be easily controlled, and die quickly and profitably from many illnesses once they have used you to maintain their empires. Wonder in the miricke of this. You are connected to the Web of life through these bacteria, viruses and fungi. Enjoy the miracle 😉🙄

[@Maungateitei]

And don't brush your teeth, at least not with germlcides and titanium dioxide abrasive. Anton got that wrong🙄😂 that's a scam to kill and make you sick for profit too.

[@kittyvlekkie]

to what degree have we been individuals if we eat so many species and are kept alive by symbiosis and eg mitochondria? it's okay because, noone learns language by themselves, nor do we learn to eat all by ourselves, if anything, we're better off together. your food, your building, it's all done together!

[@poneill65]

Let's call them Midi-chlorians

[@spawn9129]

George Lucas was right 😂

[@matthewcunningham5069]

My first thought, lol..

[@ColaSpandex]

The force is strong in this one. 🦾

[@bunnyofdoom4501]

Lol

[@yajy4501]

Now that, that right there, is a brilliant idea. 😂

[@comfortablynumb9342]

If you study the way bacteria work with plants and understand how microbiology breaks down nutrients you might see a connection to what's happening with bacteria in bodies. Microbes break down organic matter in soil and make it into something plants can absorb. And the plants have fungi attached to them that communicate with the plant. When the plant wants a specific nutrient or mineral it tells the mycorazea fungi to find it. The fungi has roots that effectively extend the plant roots and the fungu bring the plants what they need, and the plants give the fungi sugars they make. The bacteria break down the organic matter, and some consume the waste of others. Eventually it's broken down and plants can use it, and the fungi work with some bacteria to make it all happen. So my hypothesis, which is being invented right this second, is that a similar chain of microbiology helps us, or hurts us. One thing eats another one and the eventually our bodies use it or get rid of it. I don't think we digest our food as much as the things livung in us break it down multiple times before we absorb or reject what's left. This could be happening even in our brains, a nutrient could come and be eaten several times until the brain uses it or it moves on. Specific bacteria or even fungi could be in there helping, or going wrong and hurting us.

[@discordis7663]

Borrelia burgdorferi sp. have been demonstrated in Harvard Alzheimer’s brain collection. Many studies over decades have shown spirochetal colonies in brains of patients diagnosed with various forms of dementia, as well as MS. Not to mention Lyme disease. Lyme causes many neurological, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric conditions. Well worth an investigation on your wonderful channel.

[@herguler]

Some people definitely have more bacteria than neurons these days

[@Hackanhacker]

Thats goid lmao ahahahah

[@Ivan.A.Churlyuski]

Everyone does since neurons are cells and he just said we have more bacteria than total cells.

[@ExistenceUniversity]

​@@Ivan.A.Churlyuski ok bacteria brain

[@MarcusAgrippa390]

We are legion And a world unto ourselves

[@dbmail545]

As below, above. As within, without. A universe beyond and a universe inside.

[@v_sign]

This shows how 'little' we/scientists really know about life and the human body.

[@PhilipPedro2112]

Speak for yourself.

[@Harry-cj3yu]

The way I see it, science exists to answer the question why and how. The more you figure out, the more you have to ask why and how. It's a never ending pursuit for the answers, which works by uncovering more questions. The biggest joy in science is finding out we got something wrong and getting to ask a brand new why and how. It always looks like we don't know enough, but we only know that because we've figured out just how far our current knowledge can take us.

[@Unlucky-Dube]

@@PhilipPedro2112 If you think you do, you *really* don't

[@taaskeprins]

@@Harry-cj3yu Just how, not why. Causal relations only reveal how. Why is asking for meaning, which is not a scientific endeavour. More methaphysical or religious question.

[@j3i2i2yl7]

I would be interested to study differences and similarities between the bacteria in human and octopi brains. The octopus brain is so differemt (all 9 brains), and they are so intelligent that I think the effects might be more evident.

[@spacescienceguy]

A large body as a generation ship for a host of small beings sounds like a great hook for a sci fi.

[@nicke9347]

Osmosis Jones

[@spacescienceguy]

@@nicke9347 Hah, of course this already exists.

[@thomfiel]

Thanks for reminding us that most bacteria in our bodies are harmless, and a few are beneficial. Don't assume that they're all bad guys.

[@indranikarmakar1175]

But it may be the bacteria in you speaking so how can we trust you?

[@Dan-yk6sy]

Found the bacteria.. but its kind of like being reminded of how you are now manually aware of your breathing, it's fine when you don't think about it, but right now there's trillions of tiny bugs all over you, your eyes, lungs, ears, nose, even your brain!

[@mortenrl1946]

It's actually difficult to discern between beneficial, harmless, and harmful. The Candida genus of fungus for example tends to outcompete other more dangerous funguses, but it can also cause disease. It's like a slight debuff that gives us immunity to other debuffs. Really complex and interconnected stuff.

[@VVabsa]

​@@mortenrl1946Balance is key. As always.

[@bok2bok333]

I believe dreams are connected with all these bacteria in our system.....and also intuition.

[@j.jwhitty5861]

I have a gut feeling your neurotransmitters are bacteria...

[@ruthanneseven]

Nope.

[@paulbennett772]

Utterly fascinating as always. I'm getting towards the end of my life, and I plan to donate my body for scientific research (when I'm eventually obliged to return to the pavilion).

[@dbmail545]

Me too. They will hygienically dispose of anything they don't use, saving my survivors the cost of a funeral or cremation.

[@tallowturq]

I hope you have a good innings! 😁

[@noahjones1192]

I’ve seen the way these research people manhandle corpses. If you want your brain plucked out then smacked around like a strippers booty cheeks on a Friday night so a dozen students can satisfy their morbid curiosity, then go for it. Not for me.

[@MyraSeavy]

Anton, you're smart and funny!! 😅❤

[@CarlosManuela-vk9qg]

He likely couldn't pass a test created from facts of his own video playlist he just studies science news & posts informed videos on the same matter he aspires to teach us all to harbor a passionate interest in science

[@emmanuelweinman9673]

I freaking knew it. Microbes are Everywhere. They are a major part of our environment, and we should definitely study them more.

[@KF-bj3ce]

And it all works well together, good lesson to learn.

[@yubtubtime]

Thank you so much for covering topics like this, Anton! 🙌

[@sabinesa08]

Remember to leave your mouth closed when you are in the bathroom and keep the lid closed before you flush the toilett. You could otherwise take up faecali bacterias.

[@brulsmurf]

is that the reason im talking shit? 🤔

[@sabinesa08]

@@brulsmurf You are funny 😂

[@herrweiss2580]

I flush by throwing buckets of water into the toilet. The lid must stay open, alas!

[@dbmail545]

Which is in fact the quickest and easiest way to aquire immunity to them. Too much hygiene is not good for you.

[@dbmail545]

Which in fact the quickest and easiest way to aquire immunity to them. Too much hygiene is not healthy.

[@glyngreen538]

I’m reminded of that good sci-fi series with the sentient bacteria living inside people’s brains and controlling them to “go on an adventure”. Hope the bacterias living in our brains aren’t controlling us or are at least good drivers if they are. Maybe what we think of as human consciousness is actually the bacteria?

[@blackcountrysmoggie]

Another day, another piece of research backing up the simple fact I should just stop ruining myself with processed rubbish and eat vegetables. I always feel so much better when I do

[@kathrynck]

Well highly processed foods, and plants sprayed with too much stuff, and animal products pumped full of stuff, and seed oils/vegetable oil, and corn syrup. In theory anyway. It's really all more than a person can easily sort out. And it may be decades before we learn which thing was bad for us, and which was just alarmism (if ever). But if you feel good after certain eating habits. Not just that day (cake makes me feel good for an hour hehe), but a week later, a month later, etc. that's a great sign :)

[@m007mm]

Your are half right, only the beginning. Only 🥩 according to Drs

[@kathrynck]

@@m007mm The idea of "The Alnighty Consensus" is rubbish. If you're old enough, you kinda notice after a while.

[@gavhenrad]

And fruit..

[@ronilittle7028]

You would feel even better if you ate carnivore, it doesn’t have lectins or poisons from plants in it! When you eat, ALL MEAT you don’t even have to take a vitamin because you get all of it in the meat…😊

[@101personal]

Great great video. We’re learning thinks that we’ve never imagine !!! Thanks form Mexico City 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@winterwolf9376]

When Anton mentioned that we know more about the microbiology outside our bodies than inside it really made me wonder how on Earth would that even be possible? Then I realized that anything to do with improving human health on a molecular level isn't really going to be publicly marketed like an iPhone or a Big Mac. Fascinating YT as usual.

[@jacqqulen9106]

You as a person is never 'alone'

[@helengrives1546]

It is not so much about brushing teeth. Almost no animal brushes their teeth, but they do chew on living organisms that balance the oral microbial diversity. Diet is what provides these and maintains the balance. Even if you chlorinate your drain, it forms biofilms. Most puddles do not produce biofilms.

[@JudyKinter]

I got up and brushed my teeth.

[@henrymakepeace]

Gut bacteria: I am the boss. Brain bacteria (appearing out of nowhere): so you think!

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

A classic. Thanks, Anton. : )

[@thomasgoodwin2648]

We are sovereigns of vast states of living organisms. Mostly 'Us' but a few 'them' along for the ride, some good some not so good. How many of your own cells do you know by 1st name? We usually don't listen to them much unless a lot of them get together and scream at the same time (normally the result of trauma). They are loyal to a fault and, to the best of their abilities, enforce the will of 'I'. How much society reveres the concept of 'i' when in truth it is 'We'. In our vast rush to control nature, we have also lost much of our sense that we ARE nature. 🖖😶‍🌫👍

[@DeeDeeLecter]

❤ Mr. Anton talking about bacteria and cells ❤

[@Rbourk252]

This is also heavily linked to carbohydrate in the diet which can feed bacteria. It is well known that a high carb diet can damage teeth, but this can extend to other organs too. Excessive carb in the diet leads to metabolic disorder, leaky gut, and ultimately leaky brain. As bacteria loves glucose, where better to find a food source than in the penthouse. Once the doors are open to the penthouse, then it’s party time.

[@shubus]

A very interesting subject which is indeed very under researched. This video also reminds me that I flunked Latin in primary school. All those Latin names for different types of bacteria which I would never be able to keep straight in a million years. Thanks, Anton!

[@PCGGC]

I've had this theory for a decade, about our impulses and desires and cravings all being those of the bacteria in our body and not our own human choices

[@gordonwallin2368]

Your videos are just wonderful, thanks, Anton. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@nixdorfbrazil]

I don't' want to criticize Anton, he's just a wonderful person. But anyone pronounce intestines "est" like Einstein? Probably English isn't Anton Petrov native tongue, neither mine. But I never heard someone say it like that, and I'm just curious.

[@thebearded4427]

Makes alot of sense since alot of research support that a healthy gut fauna is so important. If you "share" bacteria between the gut and brain the food you eat would quite literally change the way you think. Very interesting video!

[@CrochetIsLife54]

Your “generational ship” remark got me thinking. I am fascinated about how multicellularity developed. By the time we came along, eukaryotes had taken over the world with very sophisticated multicellular organisms. But, if it started out as a symbiotic system, that might help explain the origins. Like, how did we end up with muscles? With nerves? Those two things seem to need to develop in tandem to be useful. I suspect the very first organ was the gut. If so, then microorganisms were with us from the beginning. It isn’t surprising that they would squeeze into every nook and cranny.

[@RobertCampsall]

When you get right down to it, you cannot get around the reality that we are more than the sum of our parts.

[@samcroisgod2781]

Hallo, wundervolle Person :)

[@TheWunder]

Hallo

[@jil8091]

I need to brush my teeth right now 😭 this scared the hell out of me

[@abushams3336]

It may be what makes interstellar travel/ colonization impossible, you may need a co-evolved external biome to replenish the internal one .

[@NathalieSDube]

hi from Montreal, love your work. I heard the same statement of you opening but referring to microbiome dna, outnumbering 100 times than ours. Read from a book on microsome and antibiotic

[@Atok595]

My mind is blown Anton. Have I mentioned that I’m a real time traveler from the year 2076?

[@JacquesMare]

Generation ship for microorganisms...... very apt description

[@sueellerman7984]

I'm surprised that anyone would be surprised by the idea of microbiome in the brain; surely our entire body, every organ system has microbiome, that just makes sense to me. As above, so below. Our living planet Earth has life forms in every environment on Earth.

[@allwheeldrive]

This should not be a surprise - at all. In fact, given our history of scientific discovery, this will ultimately be yet another layer we didn't know anything about that leads to - yep - another layer of discovery we know nothing about! This will never end. How fundamentally different is this from an infinite universe? Can't have it both ways :)

[@iainneilson1453]

For a possible explanation, read Brain Energy by Chris Palmer or Change Your Diet Change Your Mind by Georgia Ede.

[@flameguy3416]

Quorum sensing like they do in the gut?

[@petramaas8574]

It seems our microbiome is essential for the health of our bodies. This means that the consequences of a treatment with an anti-bioticum to kill one bacterium (that will also kill many others) may be far more serious than expected.

[@EarthlingWithrocks-cb2tm]

Time to grab some kombucha.

[@michaelflammer3622]

This is something I've thought about often, thankfully here's a video just scratching the surface! Likewise, I'm going to brush my teeth atm lol!

[@hypergraphic]

This is so cool! From the point of view of nondual spirituality everything is one not just physically but on many levels. As above so below. Also maybe it explains my obsession with kombucha lately. I pretty much only drink water and kombucha. My little friends must like it.

[@AlzheimersCaretaker]

God I hope they come up with a way to even mitigate the symptoms of alzheimer's soon. Both my grandmothers died from it and my father is currently dying from it. He's only 75 and he is completely incapacitated. can't speak, can't stand up, doesn't know how to move his own body. essentially a helpless infant in a 75 yr old man's body. I could very well be next in line, but I don't have any children to take care of me if I get sick and my brain gets wrecked. I've seen too much up close and personal alzheimer's suffering. I would rather die than get alzheimer's and get put in a 24/7 care facility.

[@kforest2745]

“What’s happening here?” The “space carrier” is plausible. Lol Conclusion: It’s a good thing I’ve only ever listened to my own body.

[@take5th]

All I know is the hardest decisions for me to make are those for which I do not have a gut feeling about, but only a logical opinion about. I feel less motivated to make a strictly “smart” decision if I do not have a gut feeling about it as well, for fear my logic is wrong. If I am wrong about a gut feeling, I do not feel too bad, as at least I followed my gut which provides a certain peace. In contrast, purely logical decisions can be terrifying. Funny, it should likely be the opposite, but is actually a complex interaction, is my guess. Start with good, natural foods!!!

[@jacquelineritter3456]

Boy this really does make me what to brush my teeth right now, doesn’t it

[@nihilistagalaico]

Let's admit it: our self, what we really refer to when we talk about consciousness, is an entity supported by a colony of hierarchical bionts without room for more passengers, than at one time or another we end up being kicked out.

[@artharrison9586]

I have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. My dental care has been reasonably good over the years but I’ve become more… fastidious about my dental care routine in recent years. I have no clue if it’s helping my cognition but I’m not spending much of dentist bills. I’ll still continue taking my medication.

[@rafacosta_x_]

2:08 I know you thought it too

[@NikomaGrob]

Thought what, shoving a piece of fruit inside of her mouth?

[@JustsomeSteve]

Damn, we have so much to learn. I'm kinda sad that I will not see the breakthroughs in science in next few 1000 years.

[@belakhdaryoucef2668]

There will always be breakthroughs in science i guess we should just enjoy the gift of life in the mean time

[@cargumdeu]

At one point I'm put in mind of the coconut oil 'gargling' technique, its effect on oral bacteria and that possible link with stopping Alzheimer's progression.

[@astraltraveler257]

excellent video, thanks. I wonder how all the bacteria respond to the many and varied EM fields we move thru during the day... I hope they don't get upset... or worse.

[@Idrinklight44]

Great video Anton!!??

[@ribleshark2242]

it 22h09 , most of the time I am brushing my teeth while watching and anton saying to brush my teeth XD, also 3664 sunspot is back from is little turn.

[@831Miranda]

This is amazing! What if... bacteria were actually responsible for human consciousness?!!.... Can you imagine the reactions?...And it might change a bit our approach to space exploration ?....

[@realBeltalowda]

GENERATION SHIP! Yes! I have had that same thought! 😆

[@geralddraper5350]

That dentist chair scene looks like something straight from the 🌽hub.

[@gordonwalter4293]

We have long known the microbe issue. We know the body/bacteria has a symbiotic relationship. These are therefore appreciated 'partners' in body functions. Food digestion, for example, would not occur without a variety of intestinal bacteria. Further, they were instrumental in our evolution over millions of years. Of course, there is no way to control the maximizing of helpful bacteria while minimizing potentially harmful. A reality which is sobering but alarming. Research in this area will take a long time before I would be comfortable 'tinkering' with the current evolutionary of humans.

[@paulwallis7586]

That's quite a menagerie in the basic biome. What about therapeutic uses?

[@DirtyLesion]

Wouldn't it be amazing and strange if we could treat asthma with a lung microbiome transplant like they do with poop transplants

[@TheJP100]

The wireframe head was missing edges on the nose ridge :D

[@Lacostanico]

2:08 I need that for homework

[@holeymcsockpuppet]

This gives me a cool idea for a short story.

[@IDontBuyIt50]

cool story bro, but one sentence is awfully short.

[@whiteru55ian33]

I knew I had an entire civilization in my head. They never STFU.

[@datastorm75]

Nanites are fascinating.

[@imeann...]

That's some food for thought. Loads to digest. Hope my brain bacteria are feeling up for it.

[@crypton_8l87]

Thanks Anton.. amazing subject.. was it right for scientists to just assume some parts of this natural biological creature would be 'sterile'?

[@AshsFool]

The fun part might be what these bacteria eat and how it affects them/us, like sugar or caffeine 🫣

[@Markwhitt-y9y]

OK Anton, I have heard about the importance of oral health for heart and now from you about brain. I believe bodies are processed of the ability of self care. As toothbrushes and paste did not exist until a short time ago, how was a person to take care of this issue?

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. I always thought there was more to me than me.

[@FloozieOne]

Eeeek! Running to brush my teeth. Searching frantically for the toothpaste, aha there it is. (brush, brush, brush) Ok, brain saved.

[@donaldkasper8346]

Borg connection. Tells the mother cube what we are up to.

[@BanFamilyVlogging]

How could our stay sterile, even if that was how they started out? It’s not like we have a HEPA filter in our throat.

[@Casperski1312]

I dont understand how scientists have only just realized this. I've always sorta just assumed there was bacteria everywhere.

[@joeomundson]

What about the blood? Do we still think that's supposed to be sterile

[@Mirconysaldm]

The question is: could it be the other way around? Could your conciousness affect the bacteria in your head

[@karlharvymarx2650]

I wonder what would be involved in legally obtaining statistically enough dental records to see if oral and brain health go together. Does any country keep anonymous health records for such purposes?

[@Krubus]

2:37 NOO don't eat our Anton! He's too wonderful!

[@eunickissimo]

Seems some of those microbes have been co-evolving with us for ages

[@DeeDeeLecter]

🤗 i super love it when mr. Anton talks about these topics. I think vibrations can activate bacteria and cell and viruses formation. But dunno, sir. I'm not a scientist . 🤭

[@noway8233]

Most dental cavities have one guilty: Sugar and bad cleaning