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Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life

  • Written by Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee
Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new lifeAfter you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important for your health while you’re alive. These microbial symbionts help you digest food, produce essential vitamins, protect you...

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