I Accidentally Discovered Cross-Species Microbiome Colonization in My Dog
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The author accidentally discovered cross-species microbiome colonization in their dog after administering human-grade probiotics, sparking discussion about the ethics and implications of such actions.
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The behavioral changes one seems very unreadable.
While I don't doubt the perceived changes and there is plenty of human research indicating that gut bacteria dictates more about us than we'd like to admit the graphs in this article definitely portray the results as having more rigor than they actually did.
I think that actually there was no issue at all and he just wanted to YOLO it.
And then he only goes to discuss if it was ethical as he didn't ask the dog? What about just not medicating a dog when there is no medical problem? What about consent from the owner? So much more issues with this than what the author discusses.