It's early days, but as someone who wants to #mountaineer one day, I was fascinated.

Genus #Blautia, a common #gut #bacteria studied for other reasons (increased cognitive development in infants & lower risk of #obesity & #diabetes in adults), can also possibly reduce damage caused by #AltitudeSickness

https://www.science.org/content/article/mile-high-probiotic-gut-microbe-may-help-lowlanders-conquer-high-altitudes.

#Hypoxia #Microbiome #ImmuneSystems #Mountaineering #Tibet #China