Language, numeracy and logic in microbiome science

Language, numeracy and logic in microbiome science

To deliver precision therapeutics, microbiome-based medicine will require precision of language, logic and numerical accuracy. Epidemiological lessons of the past suggest that attempts to link almost everything in modern life with the microbiome as a risk factor for disease, without rapprochement wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2019-07, Vol.16 (7), p.387-388
Hauptverfasser: Shanahan, Fergus, Hill, Colin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Analysis
Biomedicine
Comment
Dysbiosis - prevention & control
Epidemiology
Gastroenterology
Health Promotion - legislation & jurisprudence
Hepatology
Humans
Language
Logic
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Microbiomes
Microbiota
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Politics
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Preventive Health Services - trends
Risk assessment
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:To deliver precision therapeutics, microbiome-based medicine will require precision of language, logic and numerical accuracy. Epidemiological lessons of the past suggest that attempts to link almost everything in modern life with the microbiome as a risk factor for disease, without rapprochement with plausible mechanisms, will generate controversy rather than consensus.
ISSN:1759-5045
1759-5053
DOI:10.1038/s41575-019-0163-5