Movember started 20 years ago in a pub in Australia when two mates (aka friends), Travis Garone and Luke Slattery, decided they wanted to bring back the "stash" and do good at the same time.
Microbiome
The human body is capable of wondrous phenomena. Our white blood cells help heal cuts and wounds, our salivary enzymes help break down foods, and our gut microbiome helps us digest nutrients. But did you know that our bodies contain more microbes than human cells?
With the advent of microbiome studies, stool sample collection and preservation have been highlighted as key steps in ensuring microbiome authenticity. Freezing at -80°C has been widely accepted as the gold standard for stool sample storage in a variety of research and clini