Gut bugs and drugs

Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at a new study that’s found gut bacteria are able to metabolise two thirds of oral drugs tested, a real-world trial has found a genetically-engineered fungus can kill malaria mosquitoes and how African mole-rats are insensitive to many different kinds of pain.

Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.

Gut bugs and drugs
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