In 2012, she moved to New York University, where, after only a month, Hurricane Sandy hit. Having worked in both her native Venezuela and Puerto Rico, Dominguez-Bello knows firsthand the hazards that political unrest and climate threats pose to sample collections. “By the time we know better– if we don’t preserve now, we won’t have it,” she said. Yet Dominguez-Bello is worries that as microbiota research matures, its practitioners might be losing out on valuable data from indigenous populations with more traditional lifestyles and diverse microbiota. While studies have shown that such differences exist, it’s not yet fully clear that these alterations are driving increases in chronic conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease. Diet, pollution, medication, sanitation, and other markers of urban environments could manifest these changes in the microorganisms. Some researchers are studying the ways in which the microbiota of people in industrial areas differ from those in rural or remote areas. Blaser on the 'Microbiota Vault'-Initiative
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