Intestinal bacteria promote -- and prevent -- inflammatory bowel disease

Scientists search for drug candidates in some very unlikely places. Not only do they churn out synthetic compounds in industrial-scale laboratories, but they also scour coral reefs and scrape tree bark in the hope of stumbling upon an unsuspecting molecule that just might turn into next year`s big block buster. But one region that scientists have not been searching is their guts. Literally.

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