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40-year mystery solved: common gut virus targets bacteria, not human cells
Original: 40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have resolved a decades-old question about a common virus found in the human gut, showing that it infects bacteria rather than human cells. The finding clarifies how this widespread virus interacts with the body and could reshape understanding of the gut microbiome and its role in human health.
Why now: A long-standing scientific puzzle about a virus present in most people has finally been answered, drawing wide interest.
Washington University School of Medicinehuman gut microbiome
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