The microbiome isn’t a list of “good” and “bad” bacteria—it’s a living ecosystem that records experience. Learn how new frameworks in interaction, context, and integration are reshaping gut health science.

Two recent studies reveal the microbiome doesn’t just track biology—it registers social inequity.

From food insecurity to race, geography to nativity, our microbes reflect the conditions we live in. This is the sociobiome.

If we ignore it, we risk building a field of science that only serves the privileged.