‘Genetic scalpel’ can manipulate the microbiome, Yale study shows

The gut microbiome is crucial to health, encompassing bacterial communities that possess a hundred times more genes than the human genome. Its complexity has hampered investigation of possible roles of the microbiome in a host of maladies, including infectious and autoimmune diseases, obesity, and even behavioral disorders.
Source: Yale Science and Health News - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Yale News Source Type: news