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  "title": "Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/gut-microbes-followed-migrating-humans-across-continents-new-study",
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  "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:47.000Z",
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  "summary": "New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?",
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        "title": "Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests",
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