Reprogramming gut cells to treat short bowel syndrome
April 04, 2025
April 04, 2025
ITHACA, New York, April 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Reprogramming gut cells to treat short bowel syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators showed that the technique reversed the malnutrition that results when most of the small intestine is removed.
The successful dem . . .
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Reprogramming gut cells to treat short bowel syndrome
Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators showed that the technique reversed the malnutrition that results when most of the small intestine is removed.
The successful dem . . .