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Nature Podcast
The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes
Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology and Endocrinology podcast with Nick Petrić Howe and Benjamin Thompson
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Nature's podcast explores genetically engineered probiotic bacteria that sense elevated glucose and release therapeutic factors, lowering blood sugar in animal studies. The episode also covers ecological research on pumas, geological erosion, and how a solar eclipse can help researchers probe the Sun's magnetic corona.
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genetically engineered probiotic bacteriaelevated glucosetherapeutic factorsblood sugaranimal studiespumasgeological erosionsolar eclipseSun's magnetic corona
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