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TWiM #65: Leanness is transmissible
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Michelle Swanson.
Vincent and Michelle reveal how the human gut microbiota can modulate obesity in mice.
Links for this episode:
Gut microbiota modulate metabolism (Science)
Fighting obesity with bacteria (Science)
Letters read on TWiM 065
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Released:
Oct 3, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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