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247: Therapy With Paleofeces and Phages
247: Therapy With Paleofeces and Phages
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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TWiM explores whether ‘rewilding’ is a way to get back our missing gut microbes, and failure of bacteriophage therapy due to the production of neutralizing antibodies. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode Gut microbiota through an evolutionary lens (Science) You’re missing microbes (NY Times) There is no ‘healthy’ microbiome (NY Times) Antibody limits bacteriophage therapy (Nat) Phage therapy on TWiEVO #44 Graham Hatfull on TWiV #87 TWiM Listener survey Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to twim@microbe.tv
Released:
Jul 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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