Engineered Bacteria Detox Mercury from a Fish-Rich Diet A specially designed microbe cuts dietary methylmercury levels in pregnant mice, signaling the potential for a new tool for safer seafood consumption.

Ingenious. #microbione #gutbacteria #mercury #pregnancy #neurotoxins

Very impressive study monitoring a defined #microbione in mice over 6-years!! Reveals adapation mechanisms and strain co-existance (sort of a @RELenski type #LTEE with a 12-species community and in-vivo). www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fullte...