Video: Can we use our gut bacteria to tackle obesity?

Video: Can we use our gut bacteria to tackle obesity?

Rob Knight from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) says it’s the microbes in our gut that make us fat or thin. His research explores how balancing our inner ecosystem might help us tackle obesity and feed the world.

Author: Rob Knight is a professor at The University of California, San Diego.

Image: Test tubes filled with samples of bacteria to be tested are seen. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett.

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