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Nov 2022
41m 3s

How your gut affects your mental health

Zoë
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In a lab in Ireland, a group of scientists stand around a stainless steel table. One of them is holding a device, not unlike a small turkey baster. His free hand plunges into a box on the table and retrieves a mouse.   Using his device, he administers the brown solution within…rectally.  This unfortunate soul has just received a fecal microbiota transplant. ... Show More
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