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    Scientists probe how neurons sense bacteria in the gut

    2026-04-21T09:34:00Z

    Neural interaction with bacteria, e.g. in the gut microbiome, has important effects on brains of animals from worms to people. A new study investigates how neurons sense bacteria by revealing, in nematodes, the bacterial signals that a key neuron detects.