Sep 12, 2022
Researchers just built a synthetic human gut microbiome. Now they can test it like never before
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
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The microbiome is a community of microorganisms that are found to cohabit in a given environment. The human gut has its own set of microorganisms that are markedly different from those on the skin. Over the years, the study of the human gut microbiome has attracted interest after researchers have found it to play a role in neural development as well as response to immunotherapies when treating cancer.