“The question from the mechanical side is, how do you emulate the colon?” says Todd Thorsen, the project’s principal investigator from the Biological and Chemical Technologies Group. Scientists from MIT have developed a testing platform designed to revolutionise research into the gut microbiome. The new platform, called Microbiome, is based on an approach that has been used in previous studies of human and animal health. The microbiome is believed to constitute an axis between the brain and the gut, influencing conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, depression, and irritable bowel syndrome.
Scientists from MIT have developed a testing platform designed to revolutionise research into the gut microbiome. The new platform, called Microbiome, is based on an approach that has been used in previous studies of human and animal health. The microbiome is believed to constitute an axis between the brain and the gut, influencing conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, depression, and irritable bowel syndrome.