Bacteria Bouncers Fight for Your Gut

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A REVOLUTION in food safety is on the cards after scientists created tiny biological 'bouncers' which patrol the human gut, killing off potentially deadly bacteria.

A patent has been granted for the remarkable technology, which involves adding the 'vigilante' bacteria to foods such as milk, cheese and yoghurt. Once inside the human digestive system, the microbes target and kill off harmful organisms such as E coli and salmonella.

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Bacteria Bouncers Fight for Your Gut

As food poisoning cases continue to rise across the UK, it is only a matter of time before the technology is added to a range of foods and heavily marketed towards consumers concerned about food safety.

Scientists at St Ivel - now owned by French dair...

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