Modifying the intestinal microbiome in order to cure certain diseases is now possible! This result is the fruit of eight years of work by the French biotechnology start-up Eligo Bioscience. This Parisian company, founded in 2014 by Xavier Duportet, defines itself as a world leader on this subject.
World first: researchers have succeeded in modifying the genome of bacteria directly in the intestine
July 10, 2024
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This is a major advance made by a research team from the French biotechnology company Eligo Bioscience. She has developed a technique for modifying bacterial genomes directly in the intestine of mice. A world first.
Bacteriophage infecting a bacterium by transferring its genetic material.
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