Scientists find gut bacteria inject proteins that control your immune system

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way that gut bacteria interact with the human body. Certain microbes living in the digestive system can send proteins straight into human cells, actively influencing how the immune system behaves. The research, led by Helmholtz Munich with contributions from Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Aix Marseille University, Inserm, and other international collaborators, reveals a previously unknown form of communication between bacteria and human ...