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Reprogramming the colon could be a therapeutic strategy for short bowel syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine.
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Researchers find intestinal immune cell prevents food allergies
Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a ...
Intestinal immune cell found to prevent food allergies in mice
Most of the time, the intestinal immune system can recognize friend from foe, tolerating myriad foods while destroying ...
Gene editing reprograms colon cells to combat short bowel syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...
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Nora virus proliferates in dividing intestinal stem cells and sensitizes flies to intestinal infection and oxidative stress
This important study shows that the Nora virus, a natural Drosophila pathogen that also persistently infects many laboratory fly stocks, infects intestinal stem cells (ISCs), leading to a shorter life ...
Ask Dr. Universe: Our two intestines divide up parts of digestion process
It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...