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FloraIn Roman mythology, the goddess of flowers, youth, and spring. Her festival, the Floralia, instituted in 238 BC, was initially celebrated at irregular intervals but became annual from 173 BC. It lasted from 28 April to 3 May and included licentious staged exhibitions. The goddess was originally the Greek maiden Chloris, who was caught by the amorous Zephyrus, god of the west wind, and began to sprout flowers in his embrace, transforming into Flora. |
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| If the scientists' reasoning is correct, then manipulating intestinal flora might eventually be used to treat obesity, notes microbiologist Jeremy Nicholson of Imperial College London. The end result is inadequate secretion of enzymes and lower numbers of friendly intestinal flora, which are needed to help the digestive process. Studies have shown that antimicrobial drags reduce part of the intestinal flora while potentially decreasing pathogen shedding (1-3). |
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