Switching Gut Microbes On and Off/ Cell, April 20, 2017 (Vol. 169, Issue 3)

The gut microbiota is implicated in numerous aspects of health and disease. In this video and the paper published in the April 20 issue of Cell, Andrew Goodman’s group present a powerful system to modulate gene expression of a common member of the human microbiota in vivo inside the gut by providing an inducer molecule in drinking water.