12 Medical advancements coming in 2017 that will make history (With Pictures)

8. The Microbiome

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria and these break off into separate communities in the body known collectively as the microbiome. What’s both scary and amazing about these microbes is that they can emit chemicals in the body which interfere with the way you digest your food, how medicine reacts or how a disease might spread. Yikes.

Thankfully, in recent years, researchers and biotech companies have been looking at ways to control the microbes behaviour to ensure they fight for good rather than evil. The development of new diagnostics and probiotic products may he able to prevent the dangerous microbe imbalances in 2017. Expect the probiotic drinks market to plummet.