Ingestible microbiome sampling pill technology takes a step forward

Microbiome pill

Source: Sameer Sonkusale, Tufts University Nano Lab

Significant progress has been made in the development of a small device, about the size of a vitamin pill, that can be swallowed and passed through the gastrointestinal tract to sample the full inventory of microorganisms.

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