January, 2012
Volume 20, Issue 1

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Volume 20, Issue 1

On pages 1–4, Lewis et al. discuss how indigenous communities could be included in microbiome research and how lessons from the Human Genome Project could be applied to the Human Microbiome Project. The artwork on the cover is representative of their work focusing on human microbiome research and indigenous communities. The hands supporting the ornamental plate represent a social contract, a representation of social responsibility for the researchers collaborating with vulnerable human populations, such as many indigenous communities. The plate represents human culture and behavior, in particular diet, which has a major role in shaping the human gut microbiome. Centered on the plate is a phylogenetic tree with three primary clusters, symbolizing science and the three domains of life: archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes. The artwork was created by Raul Tito and Alexandra Obregón-Tito.

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10.1016/j.tim.2011.10.003
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Engineering the robustness of industrial microbes through synthetic biology
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Microbial adhesins to gastrointestinal mucus
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