As it becomes evident that the microbiome exerts an influence on the human immune system, scientists have begun to ponder therapies that might act on intestinal microbes to reduce harmful inflammation. Roxanne Khamsi reports.
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Khamsi, R. A gut feeling about immunity. Nat Med 21, 674–676 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3906
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