Scientists Are Retooling Bacteria to Cure Disease

In a study carried out over the summer, a group of volunteers drank a white, peppermint-ish concoction laced with billions of bacteria. The microbes had been engineered to break down a naturally occurring toxin in the blood.   https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/health/synthetic-biology-pku.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront

Article courtesy of the New York Times by Carl Zimmer