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Microbial colonisation of the gut starts at birth
PETE PICKS UP a script for antibiotics and asks if you think he should take a probiotic as well. The last time he was on this type of antibiotic, he developed diarrhoea, and he is keen to avoid that this time
The study of gut ecology and its impact on human health and disease is one of the most active and exciting areas of research today. But the concept th
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