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Learn about new tools to genetically modify difficult-to-work-with gut microbes that could reveal the mechanistic basis of microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions, and provide new therapies.

The live microorganisms that inhabit sourdough starters are responsible for the unique aspects of sourdough bread, including its flavor and extended shelf life. So, what do we know about them?

Bacteria use quorum sensing, a type of complex communication, to sense and respond to both members of their own species and members of different species.