Re: Cohousing
From: Bob Leigh (bobleightwomeeps.com)
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:30:44 -0700 (PDT)
Phil, at last we have an explanation for why our Managing Board had so.much 
trouble with the mouse remediation proposal:  it took a long time to get their 
$#!+ together!

Bob Leigh
Cornerstone Village Cohousing
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
On Jun 11, 2019, 6:32 PM -0400, Philip Dowds via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
cohousing.org>, wrote:
> For a long time, my spellchecker insisted on substituting “choosing” for 
> “cohousing”. Turns out the article is about as hilarious if you put 
> “choosing” in for all the “cohousing” references.
>
> Philip Dowds
> Cornerstone Village Cohousing
> Cambridge, MA
>
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> email: rpdowds [at] comcast.net
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> > On Jun 11, 2019, at 6:09 PM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l 
> > [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On Jun 11, 2019, at 1:43 PM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> 
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/pdf/S2211-1247(19)30662-X.pdf
> >
> > This is wonderful. I think we need a gallery on the website of all these. 
> > “Cohousing" is used 65 times. I don’t think spell check switched with 
> > “cohabitation."
> >
> > My favorite sentences:
> >
> > > Finally, it is now well established that microbiota can be horizontally 
> > > transferred from one mouse to another by simply cohousing the animals. 
> > > During cohousing, animals may feed on feces (as a result of coprophagy) 
> > > or ingest feces by self-grooming. Cohousing is now a widely accepted 
> > > method for normalizing microbial communities; it is a simple and 
> > > convenient approach, which allows for separately breeding distinct mouse 
> > > lines and then cohousing upon weaning.
> >
> > > Our results show that cohousing results in near-complete normalization of 
> > > the fecal microbiotas of the mice within 28 days, with the majority of 
> > > bacterial OTUs normalized after 7 days of horizontal transmission. 
> > > However, our studies do not rule out that the possibility that 
> > > differences in the microbiota composition may exist at other specific 
> > > locations or niches within the intestine even after cohousing.
> >
> > The lesson is that unless you want to change your biome, don’t each each 
> > others feces.
> >
> > I think you have to respond Ann. This is like impeachment — clearly a 
> > violation but is it worth it. I think the authors might be embarrassed down 
> > the line. Though it looks like a print publication so they may be stuck.
> >
> > Sharon
> > ----
> > Sharon Villines
> > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> > http://www.takomavillage.org
> >
> >
> >
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