Is this the secrete to living to 100? Scientists find bacteria and viruses ... trends now
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Humans may have finally discovered the secret to a long life, which is hiding in our guts.
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen studied 176 healthy Japanese centenarians - a rare population who reach 100 years or more - and found they all had a mix of bacteria and viruses in their gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
The study showed that specific viruses in the intestines can benefit the microbiome in the gut and, therefore, our health.
While it is impossible to change people's genetic predispositions, the researchers speculate they could change someone's intestinal biome to include the unique mix.
Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen studied 176 healthy Japanese centenarians — people who have reached 100 years old — and used an algorithm to map their intestinal bacteria and bacterial viruses
Joachim Johansen, author of the study, said: 'We are always eager to find out why some people live extremely long lives.
'Previous research has shown that
