Biotechnology companies are probing the vast population of microbes living in the human body in search of new ways to treat and protect against Covid-19.

Trillions of microbes inhabit the body and perform essential functions such as breaking down nutrients and resisting infectious diseases. Research also indicates this microbial population, the microbiome, plays important roles in the immune system’s development and may influence immune responses to vaccines.

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