Episode 035 - Prof Jack Gilbert - co-founder of Earth Microbiome Project

The following is a conversation with Professor Jack Gilbert, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, along with his many other very interesting titles and job roles. This includes the co-founder of the Earth Microbiome Project, the American Gut Project, and also featured in the very popular recent Netflix documentary, Hack Your Health.

He is a master of the microbiome. We covered all aspects of the microbiome, the ocean, the soil, how it could impact climate change, and gut health, responses to drugs.

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:19 Human Microbiome Project

00:09:29 Carnivore diet

00:12:49 Impact of the microbiome

00:24:09 Hack Your Health

00:27:40 MOA & biological signals

00:33:42 Understanding the microbial system

00:42:20 Solution in a pill?

00:46:52 Leaving England

00:54:48 Research technology

00:59:30 GutLab

01:04:22 What does the future hold?

01:06:40 Importance of microbiome diversity

01:08:13 Kumeyaay tribe

01:12:05 Ocean acidification

01:19:42 AI

01:26:59 Immune system and morphology