247: Therapy With Paleofeces and Phages

from This Week in Microbiology · host Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson

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 Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to [email protected]

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