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Study Finds Reduced Microbial Diversity in Guts of Wild Bears That Eat Human Food

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Study Finds Reduced Microbial Diversity in Guts of Wild Bears That Eat Human Food

A recent study suggests that eating human food has a pronounced effect on the microbiome of black bears.