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Microbiota: coevolution and the modern environment

Edited by: Dr Martin Katzman, Dr Alan C. Logan

The Journal of Physiological Anthropology is committed to the highest quality research concerning the physiological functions of modern humans, with an emphasis on potential mismatches between our evolutionary past and the modern urban environment. With the recognition that many of these physiological functions are influenced by human and environmental-associated microbiota, we urge a greater exploration of a potential microbial mismatch.

Here we encourage experts in diverse fields (including but not limited to - anthropology, microbiology, design, nutrition, ecology, mental health, horticulture) to present their ideas and novel research concerning the ways in which microbiota (or loss of microbial diversity) might influence physiological adaptations to modern living environments.

  1. A revolution in the understanding of the pathophysiology of mental illness combined with new knowledge about host/microbiome interactions and psychoneuroimmunology has opened an entirely new field of study, th...

    Authors: Emily Deans
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:1
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  2. Recent advances in research concerning the public health value of natural environments have been remarkable. The growing interest in this topic (often housed under terms such as green and/or blue space) has be...

    Authors: Jeffrey M. Craig, Alan C. Logan and Susan L. Prescott
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:1
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  4. Famed microbiologist René J. Dubos (1901–1982) was an early pioneer in the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) construct. In the 1960s, he conducted groundbreaking research concerning the ways ...

    Authors: Alan C Logan, Martin A Katzman and Vicent Balanzá-Martínez
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:9
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  5. Famed microbiologist René J. Dubos (1901–1982) was an early pioneer in the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) construct. In the 1960s, he conducted groundbreaking experimental research concern...

    Authors: Alan C Logan, Martin A Katzman and Vicent Balanzá-Martínez
    Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:1
    Content type: Review Published on: