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# See Also

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-   [Parent ('*`microbiome`{=html}*' tag)](/doc/genetics/microbiome/index "Link to parent directory 'doc/genetics/microbiome/' (ascending)"){#_NrAzgTzY
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# Links {.display-pop-not}

## `“Infant Deaths Fall Sharply in Africa With Routine Antibiotics”`{=html} {#_SHhCdvGa-section}

**[`Infant Deaths Fall Sharply in Africa With Routine Antibiotics`{=html}](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/health/africa-infant-mortality-antibiotic.html "Infant Deaths Fall Sharply in Africa With Routine Antibiotics"){.id-not
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## `“‘Life in a Germ-Free World’: Isolating Life from the Laboratory Animal to the Bubble Boy”, Kirk 2012`{=html} {#kirk-2012-section}

**[`‘Life in a Germ-Free World’: Isolating Life from the Laboratory Animal to the Bubble Boy`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/2012-kirk.pdf "'‘Life in a Germ-Free World’: Isolating Life from the Laboratory Animal to the Bubble Boy', Kirk 2012"){.link-annotated
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## `“Effects of Germ-Free Status and Food Restriction on Longevity and Growth of Mice”, Tazume et al 1991`{=html} {#tazume-et-al-1991-section}

**[`Effects of Germ-free Status and Food Restriction on Longevity and Growth of Mice`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1991-tazume.pdf "'Effects of Germ-free Status and Food Restriction on Longevity and Growth of Mice', Tazume et al 1991"){.link-annotated
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## `“Aging, Dietary Restriction, and Cancer in a Germ-Free Animal Model”, Snyder et al 1991`{=html} {#snyder-et-al-1991-section}

**[`Aging, Dietary Restriction, and Cancer in a Germ-Free Animal Model`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1991-snyder.pdf "'Aging, Dietary Restriction, and Cancer in a Germ-Free Animal Model', Snyder et al 1991"){.link-annotated
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## `“Life Span, Morphology, and Pathology of Diet-Restricted Germ-Free and Conventional Lobund-Wistar Rats”, Snyder et al 1990`{=html} {#snyder-et-al-1990-section}

**[`Life Span, Morphology, and Pathology of Diet-Restricted Germ-Free and Conventional Lobund-Wistar Rats`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1990-snyder.pdf "'Life Span, Morphology, and Pathology of Diet-Restricted Germ-Free and Conventional Lobund-Wistar Rats', Snyder et al 1990"){.link-annotated
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## `“Looking Out from the Isolator: David’s Perception of the World”, Murphy & Vogel 1985`{=html} {#murphy-vogel-1985-section}

**[`Looking Out from the Isolator: David’s Perception of the World`{=html}](/doc/psychology/vision/1985-murphy.pdf "'Looking Out from the Isolator: David’s Perception of the World', Murphy & Vogel 1985"){.link-annotated
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## `“Aging in Germ-Free Mice: Life Tables and Lesions Observed at Natural Death”, Gordon et al 1966`{=html} {#gordon-et-al-1966-section}

**[`Aging in Germ-free Mice: Life Tables and Lesions Observed at Natural Death`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1966-gordon.pdf "'Aging in Germ-free Mice: Life Tables and Lesions Observed at Natural Death', Gordon et al 1966"){.link-annotated
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## `“Influence Of The Normal Flora On Mucosal Morphology And Cellular Renewal In The Ileum. A Comparison Of Germ-Free And Conventional Mice”, Abrams et al 1963`{=html} {#abrams-et-al-1963-section}

**[`Influence Of The Normal Flora On Mucosal Morphology And Cellular Renewal In The Ileum. A Comparison Of Germ-Free And Conventional Mice`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1963-abrams.pdf "'Influence Of The Normal Flora On Mucosal Morphology And Cellular Renewal In The Ileum. A Comparison Of Germ-Free And Conventional Mice', Abrams et al 1963"){.link-annotated
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## `“The Machine Man of Ardathia”, Flagg 1927`{=html} {#flagg-1927-section}

**[`The Machine Man of Ardathia`{=html}](https://freeread.com.au/@RGLibrary/FrancisFlagg/Ardathia/TheMachineManOfArdathia.html "'The Machine Man of Ardathia', Flagg 1927"){.link-annotated-partial
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## `“What We Need to Know about the Germ-Free Animal Models § Aging”`{=html} {#_DrAk-C8q-section}

**[`What we need to know about the germ-free animal models § Aging`{=html}](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10955174/ "What we need to know about the germ-free animal models § Aging"){.id-not
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## `“Growing up in a Bubble: Using Germ-Free Animals to Assess the Influence of the Gut Microbiota on Brain and Behavior”`{=html} {#_59TQ5lvZ-section}

**[`Growing up in a Bubble: Using Germ-Free Animals to Assess the Influence of the Gut Microbiota on Brain and Behavior`{=html}](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5006193/ "Growing up in a Bubble: Using Germ-Free Animals to Assess the Influence of the Gut Microbiota on Brain and Behavior"){.link-annotated-partial
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## `“David Vetter’s Cognitive Development”`{=html} {#_h0vOuwHw-section}

**[`David Vetter’s Cognitive Development`{=html}](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bubble-david-vetters-cognitive-development/ "David Vetter’s Cognitive Development"){.link-annotated-partial
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## Wikipedia (2) {#titled-links-wikipedia .collapse}

1.  **[`David Vetter`{=html}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vetter "David Vetter"){.link-annotated-partial
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2.  **[`Germ-free animal § Health effects on organism`{=html}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ-free_animal#Health_effects_on_organism "Germ-free animal § Health effects on organism"){.id-not
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# Miscellaneous

-   **[`<code>/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1966-gordon-figure1-longevityadvantageofgermfreemice.jpg</code>`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1966-gordon-figure1-longevityadvantageofgermfreemice.jpg){.link-annotated-partial
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-   **[`<code>https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1715474</code>`{=html}](https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1715474){.id-not
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# Bibliography {#link-bibliography-section}

1.  `1985-murphy.pdf`:
    [`“Looking Out from the Isolator: David’s Perception of the World”`{=html}](/doc/psychology/vision/1985-murphy.pdf "'Looking Out from the Isolator: David’s Perception of the World', Murphy & Vogel 1985"){#murphy-vogel-1985
    .link-annotated}, [Mary A. Murphy, Jacqueline B. Vogel]{.author}

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2.  `1966-gordon.pdf`:
    [`“Aging in Germ-Free Mice: Life Tables and Lesions Observed at Natural Death”`{=html}](/doc/genetics/microbiome/germ-free/1966-gordon.pdf "'Aging in Germ-free Mice: Life Tables and Lesions Observed at Natural Death', Gordon et al 1966"){#gordon-et-al-1966
    .link-annotated},
    [Helmut A. Gordon, Edith Bruckner-Kardoss, Bernard S. Wostmann]{.author}

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