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Radio 4,1 min

What happens to the microbiome during depression?

The Second Genome

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Ted Dinan of the APC Microbiome Centre has observed a reduction in the diversity of the microbiome in his patients with depression. Could missing microbes account for patients’ change in behaviour, and how could this be rectified?

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