I think you are missing out on the more important healthy population. There is a plethora of older “very healthy” individuals that didn’t get that way and stay that way by accident.
Our microbiomes age with us and gets worse over time. You can actually predict a person’s age just by looking at their microbiome.
That’s why you want as young as possible donors. And that’s why FMT might even be a longevity intervention. You can rejuvenate old mice with FMTs from young ones!
I think you are missing out on the more important healthy population. There is a plethora of older “very healthy” individuals that didn’t get that way and stay that way by accident.
Our microbiomes age with us and gets worse over time. You can actually predict a person’s age just by looking at their microbiome.
That’s why you want as young as possible donors. And that’s why FMT might even be a longevity intervention. You can rejuvenate old mice with FMTs from young ones!