Publications

This interdisciplinary study, conducted by experts in evolutionary biology, ecology, ecosystem studies, arts, medicine, forensic analyses, agriculture, law, and philosophy of science describe how microbiome studies are convergently affecting the concepts and practices of diverse fields and practices, that now consider microbiomes within their legitimate scope. Consequently, it describes what seems to be an ongoing pluridisciplinary epistemic revolution, with the potential to fundamentally change how we understand the world through an ecologization of pre-existing concepts, a greater focus on interactions, the use of multi-scalar interaction networks as explanatory frameworks, the reconceptualization of the usual definitions of individuals, and a de-anthropocentrification of our perception of phenomena.

Bapteste, E., Gerard, P., Larose, C., Blouin, M., Not, F., Campos, L., Aidan, G., Selosse, M. A., Adenis, M. S., Bouchard, F., Dutreuil, S., Corel, E., Vigliotti, C., Huneman, P., Lapointe, F. J. et Lopez, P. (2021, Jul 12). The epistemic revolution induced by microbiome studies: An interdisciplinary view. Biology (Basel), 10(7).