Research in worms provides a model to study how the microbiome influences disease in humans

The billions of microorganisms living within the human digestive tract appear to play a significant role in health and disease, notably metabolic syndrome, autoimmune disorders and diabetes – but how these organisms do so is not well understood. Researchers at the Buck Institute have used worms to provide a framework for deciphering how specific bacterial signals from the microbiome influence the host, whether the host is a worm or a human.

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