The researchers hae modified one of the trillions of bacteria in the human gut so that it will produce human growth factors which help repair the layer of cells lining the colon, so reducing inflammation caused by IBD.

• 研究人员已经改造了人类胃肠道中的上万亿细菌中的一种，使它可以产生帮助修复结肠内部细胞层的人类生长因子，因此减轻肠炎的炎症情况。