Microbiota Social Club | Alice Baniel

Did you know that almost 20% of our microbiota is acquired through our social interactions with the people we come into contact with? Yet little is known about the impact of this "social microbiota" on our health. Let's delve into the world of primates to understand just how crucial the exchange of microbes between social partners is to individual survival. These socially acquired microbes could boost our immunity, or explain why certain non-transmissible diseases seem to be influenced by our social life.