HOLOBIONT

The term HOLOBIONT, derived from holo- ( whole) and -biont ( life), was first proposed by the biologist Lynn Margulis in 1991. In this conception, organisms are considered as super-organisms formed by a host and all of its associated microbial communities.

The "units of life", formed by interactions between hosts and micro-organisms like viruses and bacteria, can only be studied by interlocking several disciplines of biological sciences.

I was drawn by the incredible beauty residing in the complexity of these assemblies, and how they might prompt us to think differently about biology in both health and disease.

So, I in Spring 2021 I created a podcast called HOLOBIONT to interview experts with different backgrounds from structural biology, to classical virology, to biological engineering, physics, epidemiology and many more..

I have a separate website for HOLOBIONT and the link to the podcast episodes.