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What's Next for the Microbiome?

This announcement of an RFI from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) seeks "comment on the current status and needs of microbiome research." Like Mad Scientist, they're casting a wide net for possible applications, so this effort--and its results--may help us consider new tools, new possibilities, and new ethical questions regarding microbiome initiatives serving soldiers or on the battlefield.

www.whitehouse.gov/.../whats-next-microbiome