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A potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: Engineered yeast can transport medicines and lower inflammation
They chose a yeast called Saccharomyces boulardii, which has been proven to be safe and well-tolerated in IBD patients, has anti-inflammatory properties, and can withstand antibiotic use.
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Bioengineered Probiotic Yeast Medicine (BioPYM): a first-in-class platform for oral live biotherapeutics
The BioPYM platform utilizes synthetic biology to create disease-targeting yeast Saccharomyces boulardii. Wild-type S. boulardii has known probiotic properties and is widely available in drug ...