* They help maintain healthy intestines and improve nutrient absorption. (dailybenefit.com)
As an antibiotic attacks its target, it can also kill harmless flora, the term for the billions of bacteria that live in healthy intestines. (sciencenews.org)
The result was a system that can distinguish healthy intestine from colitis quickly and accurately, but at a price only very well - funded corporate researchers can afford — the Definiens license is prohibitively expensive for most laboratories. (sciencemag.org)