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Belly buttons host diverse microbial ecosystems, revealing evolutionary history

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The belly button, often overlooked, serves as a permanent record of an individual's origin and an evolutionary marker for the Eutheria lineage. Research has revealed that these recessed areas host a diverse and structured microbial ecosystem, with a significant portion of bacteria potentially unknown to science. This biome reflects evolutionary processes, with a few dominant bacterial types coexisting with numerous rare specialists, similar to tropical forests. AI

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Belly buttons host diverse microbial ecosystems, revealing evolutionary history

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Scott Travers, Contributor ·

    Why Do We Have Belly Buttons? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

    Your belly button carries nearly 200 million years of evolutionary history — and a thriving microbial ecosystem you’ve probably never thought about.

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