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The microbial organisms in our guts can do more than regulate digestive health—microbes can actually influence evolution, says a new study published in .
The bacterial fauna on our bodies and in our guts can do more than regulate digestion. A new study in the journal Science says microbes can influence evolution. Host Steve Curwood talks to Seth Bordenstein, co-author of the research that some evolutionary biologists are calling groundbreaking.