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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.

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