The gut microbiome, the community of bacteria living in the intestines, has an enormous impact on human health, affecting risk for obesity, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), neurological disorders, and even cancer. Accordingly, there has been an explosion of research in this area in the past ten years, with the long-term goal of developing ways to manipulate the microbiome to promote the survival of bacteria that promote health and/or eliminate those associated with disease. Continue reading “New method to identify bacteria in the gut may facilitate development of probiotics”
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New method to identify bacteria in the gut may facilitate development of probiotics
