Friday, July 18, 2014

Why looky there

Gut microbes turn carbs into colorectal cancer
"Because hereditary colorectal cancer is associated with aggressive and rapid tumor development, it is critical to understand how major environmental factors such as microbes and diet interact with genetic factors to potentially affect disease progression," says senior study author Alberto Martin of the University of Toronto. "Our study provides novel insights into this question by showing that gut bacteria interact with a carbohydrate-rich diet to stimulate a prevalent type of hereditary colon cancer."
As I once wrote...
The first basic principle: Each person has their own combination of immune genes.
The second basic principle: There are Many to Many relationships too.
The third basic principle: Your risk is determined by your genes AND your environmental exposure to pathogens and allergens.
Which brings us to the fourth basic principle: All those things interact with eachother.

So pretty.  Just needs a bow on top.