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A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
by
Hayley Birch, RSC
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last modified
08-31-09 03:40 AM
Copyright 2009, RSC
Sections of colon showing increased number of mucus-producing goblet cells (stained blue) that are a sign of a healthier gut before (left) and after treatment with modified bacteria and xylan (right) © GUT
Modified gut bacteria that produce therapeutic agents in response to specific dietary sugars could be employed as novel treatments for bowel disorders. In a new study, US and UK researchers show that intestinal inflammation in mice can be reduced by live, genetically engineered bacteria that sit in the gut. More...
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2009/August/28080901.asp
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