Microbes on the edge of Occam’s razor

摘要: Our body harbors hundreds of microbial species and contains many more bacterial than human cells. These microbes are not passive riders but rather a vital component the organism. The microbiota affects our health in multiple ways, both positively negatively. One new attractive directions microbiome biology is “microbiome-brain axis”. Several groups researchers have described ability gut to communicate with brain thus modulate behavior. limited experimental data became foundation “biomeme hypothesis” possible origin some religious rituals that has recently appeared Biology Direct. Here I propose critical analysis this hypothesis. conclude there no evidence practices strong indications their psychological social roots. This article was reviewed by Eugene Koonin, Neil R Smalheiser, Etienne Joly.