A study finds that the cells lining the gut are modified in response to systemic infection, increasing the host's tolerance to infection in a manner that is dependent on the microorganisms that inhabit the gut. See Letter p.638
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Rakoff-Nahoum, S., Comstock, L. Starve a fever, feed the microbiota. Nature 514, 576–577 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13756
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