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🧬 Trillions of bacteria in your gut are sending text messages right now.... but to whom? 🤔 In this short pitch, cancer researcher Niké Guilbert (UGent) talks about her discovery of bacterial "packets" that sometimes leak from the gut into the blood - especially in people with cancer, HIV or chronic inflammation. Are these packets harmful? Or can they help us detect diseases earlier? Watch the video to find out more!
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