The microbiome plays a vital role in health. A recent study has investigated how viruses that kill gut bacteria influence these microbes. The findings make an already complicated picture much more so.
The microbiome is both fascinating and fashionable. The increase in public interest has provided a boost in funding to study the interactions between us and our gut bacteria.
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