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generally useful in terms of autism or generally useful in other fields of medicine? because the latter is ABSOLUTELY true.

I don't think it's really possible for there to be a peak diversity like you describe, though. changing your diet even slightly compared to your usual meals is enough to radically change the balance of organisms in your gut, and the reproductive time for most bacteria means spontaneous changes in DNA can change this balance within hours.

this does make me think, that perhaps a dialectical approach to managing gut health would benefit those taking on research in gastrointestinal medicine.