Microorganisms are all over, and the ones in our bodies seem exceptionally crucial for our health. They have actually established complex relationships with other living systems, feeding upon chemicals in their environments to produce other chemicals– a few of which are more advantageous to close-by organisms than others.
Getting microorganisms to work for us has actually been an alluring possibility to researchers for years. Can we modify the genomes of these microorganisms to manage precisely which chemicals they break down or produce, for instance? What if we could get microorganisms to assist us lower contamination, or produce microorganisms that make medications?
The bright side is that brand-new innovations are bringing us ever more detailed to making engineering microorganisms to benefit our health and environment a truth. Professionals state we might be as low as 4 years far from human treatments. Check out the complete story
— Jessica Hamzelou
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If you have an interest in finding out more about microorganisms and microbiomes, why not take a look at:
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+ Your microbiome ages as you do– which’s an issue Our guts are house to an intricate community of germs. Can we modify it to remain healthy as we age? Check out the complete story