The painful ulcers of Crohn's disease occur when the body's immune system attacks the normal bacteria found in the gut. Now scientists are using microbes to fight back
By Jessica Snyder Sachs/Medi-MationPosted 1.30.08 at 5:19 pm 1 Comments
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Microbial Attack: Step One
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Scientists insert a gene that produces interleukin-10 (IL-10), an immune-calming molecule, into the L. lactis bacteria.