Saturday, 1 June 2019

Autism symptoms replicated in mice after faecal transplants

Autism symptoms replicated in mice after faecal transplants

Scientists have induced the hallmarks of autism in mice by giving them faecal transplants from humans with the condition. The experiments were designed to test whether the communities of gut microbes found in people with autism have a role in their symptoms, an idea that is gaining ground among researchers.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/30/autism-symptoms-replicated-mice-after-faecal-transplants?source=Snapzu

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