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How the Sugars In Spit Tame the Body’s Unruly Fungi

How the Sugars In Spit Tame the Body’s Unruly Fungi
Friday, June 17, 2022

Mucus keeps the microbiome healthy. Now scientists have clues about how it stops good microbes from going bad.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-sugars-in-spit-tame-the-bodys-unruly-fungi/
 
 
 
 
 
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