Nature · 2009
A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
Turnbaugh PJ, Hamady M, Yatsunenko T, Cantarel BL, Duncan A, Ley RE, Sogin ML, Jones WJ, Roe BA, Affourtit JP, Egholm M, Henrissat B, Heath AC, Knight R, Gordon JI.
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- Turnbaugh PJ — Center for Genome Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63108, USA.
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Mei Silva
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Solid methods, convincing results.
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Ravi Nguyen
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Solid methods, convincing results.
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Mei Nguyen
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Important contribution to the field.
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Omar Patel
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Replication is unclear to me.
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Ravi Patel
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Sara Smith
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Great figures and clear story.
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Tariq Cohen
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Solid methods, convincing results.
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Tariq Sato
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Great figures and clear story.
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Mei Sato
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Replication is unclear to me.
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Eva Cohen
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Interesting idea, small sample.
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Ravi Cohen
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Great figures and clear story.
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Sara Mueller
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Important contribution to the field.
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Eva Patel
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Great figures and clear story.
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Tariq Patel
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Replication is unclear to me.
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Ravi Lee
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Replication is unclear to me.
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Sam Smith
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