{"id":31676,"date":"2026-06-29T09:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sano.science\/?p=31676"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:47:39","slug":"can-we-simulate-your-future-through-your-microbiome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sano.science\/can-we-simulate-your-future-through-your-microbiome\/","title":{"rendered":"Can We Simulate Your Future Through Your Microbiome?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 id=\"h-microbiome-ai-digital-twins\" class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Microbiome AI digital twins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">What if the microbes living inside us could offer a preview of our future health? This is the starting point for episode #7 of the Twin Things Podcast, in which host Kasia Baliga\u2011Nicholson talks to <a href=\"https:\/\/sano.science\/people\/tomasz-kosciolek\/\" type=\"people\" id=\"12707\">Tomasz Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142ek<\/a>, Research Team Leader of the Structural and Functional Genomics Group at Sano Centre for Computational Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you\u2019re curious how tiny organisms and big data come together in computational medicine, follow the link and watch the full discussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube eplus-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can We Simulate Your Future Through Your Microbiome? #7 Twin Things Podcast\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4DH-qS6NtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">nstead of treating the microbiome as just a \u201cbackground detail\u201d, the conversation looks at it as a dynamic layer of the human body \u2013 one that continuously interacts with our diet, environment, and physiology. Tomasz explains how computational biology and AI are changing the way researchers work with microbiome data: from studying individual bacterial strains to analysing complex networks of interactions and their potential links to health and disease.<br>Across the episode, Kasia and Tomasz move between concrete laboratory questions and broader ideas about modelling the human body. This podcast episode on microbiomes, AI and microbiome AI digital twins also touches on gut bacteria and protein structures, tools such as AlphaFold, the role of data standards, as well as citizen science initiatives that invite non\u2011experts into microbiome research. The notion of \u201cdigital twins\u201d \u2013 virtual models of a person that can be updated with real data over time \u2013 appears as one of the ways in which future healthcare might integrate microbiome information into personalised decision\u2011making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-why-microbiome-ai-digital-twins-matter-for-future-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Why microbiome AI digital twins matter for future health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Rather than promising simple answers, the discussion highlights both the opportunities and the limitations of trying to \u201csimulate\u201d possible health trajectories. It offers a clear, accessible entry point into current microbiome science, while showing how computational tools and AI can help connect microscopic organisms with questions about prevention, diagnosis, and long\u2011term wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n    \n        \n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G4DH-qS6NtM\" target=\"_blank\" rel= \"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"button primary \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tWatch the episode\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n        \n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Twin Things Podcast #7 \u2013 a conversation with Tomasz Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142ek from Sano","author":8,"featured_media":31681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"editor_plus_post_options":"{}","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can We Simulate Your Future Through Your Microbiome? 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Tomasz explains how computational biology and AI are changing the way researchers work with microbiome data: from studying individual bacterial strains to analysing complex networks of interactions and their potential links to health and disease.<br>Across the episode, Kasia and Tomasz move between concrete laboratory questions and broader ideas about modelling the human body. This podcast episode on microbiomes, AI and microbiome AI digital twins also touches on gut bacteria and protein structures, tools such as AlphaFold, the role of data standards, as well as citizen science initiatives that invite non\u2011experts into microbiome research. The notion of \u201cdigital twins\u201d \u2013 virtual models of a person that can be updated with real data over time \u2013 appears as one of the ways in which future healthcare might integrate microbiome information into personalised decision\u2011making.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">nstead of treating the microbiome as just a \u201cbackground detail\u201d, the conversation looks at it as a dynamic layer of the human body \u2013 one that continuously interacts with our diet, environment, and physiology. Tomasz explains how computational biology and AI are changing the way researchers work with microbiome data: from studying individual bacterial strains to analysing complex networks of interactions and their potential links to health and disease.<br>Across the episode, Kasia and Tomasz move between concrete laboratory questions and broader ideas about modelling the human body. This podcast episode on microbiomes, AI and microbiome AI digital twins also touches on gut bacteria and protein structures, tools such as AlphaFold, the role of data standards, as well as citizen science initiatives that invite non\u2011experts into microbiome research. The notion of \u201cdigital twins\u201d \u2013 virtual models of a person that can be updated with real data over time \u2013 appears as one of the ways in which future healthcare might integrate microbiome information into personalised decision\u2011making.<\/p>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/spacer","attrs":{"height":"10px","epAnimationGeneratedClass":"edplus_anim-LIJw0E","epGeneratedClass":"eplus-wrapper"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/heading","attrs":{"level":3,"anchor":"h-why-microbiome-ai-digital-twins-matter-for-future-health","epAnimationGeneratedClass":"edplus_anim-bqkzFx","epGeneratedClass":"eplus-wrapper"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<h3 id=\"h-why-microbiome-ai-digital-twins-matter-for-future-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Why microbiome AI digital twins matter for future health<\/h3>\n","innerContent":["\n<h3 id=\"h-why-microbiome-ai-digital-twins-matter-for-future-health\" class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Why microbiome AI digital twins matter for future health<\/h3>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":{"epAnimationGeneratedClass":"edplus_anim-ISUEZI","epGeneratedClass":"eplus-wrapper"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><br>Rather than promising simple answers, the discussion highlights both the opportunities and the limitations of trying to \u201csimulate\u201d possible health trajectories. It offers a clear, accessible entry point into current microbiome science, while showing how computational tools and AI can help connect microscopic organisms with questions about prevention, diagnosis, and long\u2011term wellbeing.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><br>Rather than promising simple answers, the discussion highlights both the opportunities and the limitations of trying to \u201csimulate\u201d possible health trajectories. It offers a clear, accessible entry point into current microbiome science, while showing how computational tools and AI can help connect microscopic organisms with questions about prevention, diagnosis, and long\u2011term wellbeing.<\/p>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/spacer","attrs":{"height":"30px","epAnimationGeneratedClass":"edplus_anim-LIJw0E","epGeneratedClass":"eplus-wrapper"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n"]},{"blockName":"acf\/button","attrs":{"title":"Watch the episode","button_type":"link","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G4DH-qS6NtM","button_style":"primary","target":"_blank","button_extra_classes":""},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"","innerContent":[]}],"meta_data":{"has_thumbnail_pattern":false,"share_on_social_media":{"has_social_media":true}},"featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/sano.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Twin-Things-Podcast-7-1024x572.jpg"},"main_category":{"name":"Uncategorized"},"prev_page":false,"next_page":{"slug":"dr-tomasz-poprawka-visits-sano-to-talk-about-the-centres-future-in-the-european-research-landscape"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31676"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31707,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31676\/revisions\/31707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sano.science\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}