The small intestine is ground zero for survival of animals. It is responsible for absorbing the nutrients crucial to life, and it wards off toxic chemicals and life-threatening bacteria. In a new study in the journal Science, researchers report the critical role that the gut’s immune system plays in these key processes. The findings may...
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Double duty: Gut’s immune system helps regulate food processing, too
The small intestine is ground zero for survival of animals. It is responsible for absorbing the nutrients crucial to life and it wards off toxic chemicals and life-threatening bacteria. In a new study published in the journal Science, Yale researchers report the critical role played by the gut’s immune system in these key processes. The immune system,...