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Scientists engineered the yeast that produce beer and bread to seek out and neutralize inflammation in the guts of mice modeling inflammatory bowel disease.

Engineered Yeast Robots Destroy Inflammatory Molecules in an IBD Mouse Model

Scientists added a gene circuit that senses and neutralizes proinflammatory ATP to yeast, taking another step towards precision medicine.

Engineered Yeast Robots Destroy Inflammatory Molecules in an IBD Mouse Model

Engineered Yeast Robots Destroy Inflammatory Molecules in an IBD Mouse Model

Scientists added a gene circuit that senses and neutralizes proinflammatory ATP to yeast, taking another step towards precision medicine.

Scientists added a gene circuit that senses and neutralizes proinflammatory ATP to yeast, taking another step towards precision medicine.

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