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The microbes in the human gut, also known as the gut microbiota, are known to play a part in how we feel and whether we are healthy or sick. How the microbiota regulates health is still unknown in most cases, and medical treatments to manipulate the microbiota to improve people’s health are only just starting to be used. In this article, we explain how the gut microbiota is currently studied, what we already understand about how the gut microbiota influences health, and ways that are already used, or are being investigated, to influence the microbiota to improve health. |