bacteria
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In the study, pregnant and nursing mice given a naturally occurring compound made by healthy gut bacteria had offspring with much lower rates of fatty liver disease as they grew older.
From Science Daily
The company uses a process called natural organic reduction, which uses the body’s own bacteria to transform human tissue.
Researchers in Australia have developed a promising new strategy to combat deadly bacteria that no longer respond to antibiotics.
From Science Daily
Inside it lives the gut microbiome - trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that play a crucial role in how the body functions and "impacts your mental and physical health".
From BBC
The two bacteria are spread through contact with contaminated faeces, either directly through person-to-person transmission or indirectly from unclean food, water or surfaces.
From BBC
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