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Os obeliscos do microbioma humano

Podcast: Obeliscos no microbioma humano

Os obeliscos do microbioma humano
Fabiano de Abreu Agrela

Cientistas da Universidade de Stanford, nos Estados Unidos, fizeram uma descoberta impressionante no campo da microbiologia e genômica: a existência de ‘Obeliscos’ no microbioma humano. Esses ‘Obeliscos’ são estruturas de RNA que se assemelham a vírus, presentes na boca e no microbioma intestinal. Os Obeliscos foram identificados como um grupo filogenético distinto, sem semelhanças detectáveis com agentes biológicos conhecidos, e são predominantes do microbioma humano, com presença contínua observada por mais de 300 dias em alguns casos. O professor doutor Fabiano de Abreu Agrela, PhD em Neurociências, especialista em Genômica e membro da Royal Society of Biology, do Reino Unido, detalha a importância deste achado para o entendimento do complexo ecossistema intestinal.