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| Title |
Midichlorians - the biomeme hypothesis: is there a microbial component to religious rituals?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Direct, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-9-14 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alexander Y Panchin, Alexander I Tuzhikov, Yuri V Panchin |
| Abstract |
Cutting edge research of human microbiome diversity has led to the development of the microbiome-gut-brain axis concept, based on the idea that gut microbes may have an impact on the behavior of their human hosts. Many examples of behavior-altering parasites are known to affect members of the animal kingdom. Some prominent examples include Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (fungi), Toxoplasma gondii (protista), Wolbachia (bacteria), Glyptapanteles sp. (arthropoda), Spinochordodes tellinii (nematomorpha) and Dicrocoelium dendriticum (flat worm). These organisms belong to a very diverse set of taxonomic groups suggesting that the phenomena of parasitic host control might be more common in nature than currently established and possibly overlooked in humans. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 123 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 13% |
| Russia | 6 | 5% |
| Spain | 4 | 3% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Brazil | 3 | 2% |
| Czechia | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 43 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 84 | 68% |
| Scientists | 34 | 28% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 98 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| Austria | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Russia | 2 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Finland | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 81 | 83% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 19% |
| Researcher | 18 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 37% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 5% |
| Engineering | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 19% |
| Unknown | 16 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 198. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 November 2023.
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#192,788
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#4
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#1,750
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#2
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