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The world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract.

Has the UCSF scientist figured out why some kids have more of this molecule? Like, do you know which kind of bacteria makes it, and also which gene within those bacteria?

Yes and yes. We know the bug, and we know the gene responsible. What’s less clear right now is how that kind of manipulation will affect the rest of the microbiome.