#Microbiome

A microbiome is a collective of microbes that parasitize and profess mutualism within our bodies. Celebrated as guardians of health, they nevertheless behave as a black box of unknown ecologies. Scientists feed them with data and eventually whisper that humanity is nurturing an alien civilization beyond control. Conveniently dubbed the "second brain," yet who is truly issuing the commands remains a mystery to all.

A legion of microbes lauded for throwing gut parties, their fame fueled more by marketing than by empirical proof. Promised as a panacea for digestion, they dine on consumer hope and advertorial hype. While heralded as health saviors, their benefits often rest on the thinnest veneer of pseudoscience. They masquerade as scientific heroes even as they exploit human insecurity. In the end, they leave behind empty bottles and lingering doubts.