AI Can Predict your Age Based on Your Microbiome

The human microbiome consists of a community of trillions of micro-organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and live all over the body including on the skin, in the mouth and along the digestive tract. A balanced microbiome is important for an individual's health and wellbeing, including proper functionality the digestive and immune systems. The human microbiome is constantly evolving and has been observed to change with age. The presence of unusually early microbiome aging patterns, relative to chronological age, could potentially signal altered susceptibility for age-related diseases. Conversely, a "young" microbiome might offer clues on how to decelerate the aging process1.