The microbes that inhabit the human mouth have a lot to say about one's general health. That's part of the motivation behind a massive new push to catalog these oral bacteria. Trisha Gura finds out why researchers believe that the study of saliva deserves more than just lip service.
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Gura, T. Just spit it out. Nat Med 14, 706–709 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0708-706
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