Microbiome Engineering Against Obesity
May 19, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
Here’s an interesting thought: genetically engineer strains of bacteria that are not competitive with normal gut microbiota, but uniquely secrete appetite suppressing drugs to control obesity, or other substances that reduce blood pressure or hypercholesterol. “Designer probiotics” could be a solution, if only partly so, for the incoming tide of metabolic syndrome. MORE
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