The cellular soldiers of CAR-T
Phage therapy and the viral assassins
Fecal transplants and ecosystem medicine
Genetically engineered micro-factories
007skaty When broad-spectrum antibiotics wipe out our five-pound microbiome, opportunistic pathogens like Clostridioides difficile take over and cause chronic illness.
007skaty Filtered donor bacteria delivered through capsules quickly rebuild a diverse gut ecosystem.
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Super donors: Some stool donors have such diverse, healthy microbiomes that their samples are nicknamed golden stool by researchers.
Which dangerous, opportunistic bacterium often takes over the gut after antibiotics wipe out healthy microbes?
What is the typical success rate of Fecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) for treating recurrent C. difficile?
Which pioneering non-profit stool bank was founded in 2012 by MIT and Harvard graduates?
Why are stool bank donors screened even more rigorously than traditional blood donors?