Lab-grown 'mini-guts' could help in development of new and more personalized treatments for Crohn's disease
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Lab-grown 'mini-guts' could help in development of new and more personalized treatments for Crohn's disease
Cambridge scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease and how it presents in patients. …