The article discusses the complex interplay between the human microbiome and it's host as well as the potential it holds for individualized medicine and sustainable health. David Berry also takes care to caution against promising too much and emphasizes that basic research is still needed before broad application is possible.
The current semester question ("Semesterfrage") of the University of Vienna expands this topic and pointedly asks whether health and health care can be fair. The semester question closes with a podium discussion on 13th of January (in German).
