🦠 Gut Microbiome Simulator
Explore the ecosystem of trillions of microbes in your gut
🤔 What Is This?
Your gut hosts trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses — collectively called the microbiome. This 2 kg ecosystem influences digestion, immunity, mental health, and even behavior. Different diets feed different bacterial communities, and imbalances (dysbiosis) are linked to obesity, depression, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. This simulator lets you watch these microbial populations compete, cooperate, and respond to diet changes, antibiotics, and pathogen invasions in real time.
Why it matters: Understanding the gut microbiome is revolutionizing medicine — from personalized nutrition and probiotic therapies to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for treating C. difficile infection. The balance of your gut bacteria affects your entire body.