African gut study reveals urbanization threatens microbial diversity

 While most gut microbiome research focuses on high-income countries, a groundbreaking study led by two South African scientists is shifting that narrative. Dr. Luicer Anne Ingasia Olubayo and Professor Scott Hazelhurst from the University of the Witwatersrand, in collaboration with Stanford University, have released one of the most comprehensive studies on gut health in African populations to date.

The newly published research analyzed…