Microbiome serves as sentinel for nerve gas exposure

(American Society for Microbiology) Exposure to banned nerve agents remains a major public health concern globally, especially because of the recent air-release of these agents in Syria. One main problem is the difficulty of determining whether an exposure has occurred. Now, a new study demonstrates that the mammalian microbiome can act as a 'sentinel' due to its high responsiveness to exposure.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news