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40-year mystery solved: common gut virus targets bacteria, not humans
Original: 40-year mystery solved: Common gut virus infects bacteria, not human cells
Researchers at Washington University have resolved a decades-old question about a common virus found in the human gut, showing that it infects bacteria rather than human cells. The finding clarifies how the widespread microbe behaves inside the body and could reshape understanding of the gut microbiome and its role in health and disease.
Why now: A long-standing scientific puzzle about a virus present in most people has just been answered, drawing broad interest.
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