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The number of <span style="color: #FE6C68;">microorganisms</span> in human gut is higher than the number of human cells in our body. Their <span style="color: #FE6C68;">metabolic activity</span>  equals that of liver and plays crucial role in many key processes such as <span style="color: #FE6C68;">digestion</span>, <span style="color: #FE6C68;">drug metabolism</span>, or functioning of the <span style="color: #FE6C68;">immune system</span>...
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The number of <span style="color: #FE6C68;">microorganisms</span> in the human gut is higher than the number of human cells in our body. Their <span style="color: #FE6C68;">metabolic activity</span>  plays crucial role in many key processes such as <span style="color: #FE6C68;">digestion</span>, <span style="color: #FE6C68;">drug metabolism</span> and functioning of the <span style="color: #FE6C68;">immune system</span>...
  
 
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Several studies have shown that the <span style="color: #1E6073;">gut microbiome</span> is also capable of  influencing the chemistry of our brain, thus regulating our <span style="color: #1E6073;">behaviour</span> , <span style="color: #1E6073;">anxiety</span> , <span style="color: #1E6073;">mood</span> , <span style="color: #1E6073;">cognition</span>  and <span style="color: #1E6073;">pain</span> ...  
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Several studies have shown that the <span style="color: #1E6073;">gut microbiome</span> is also capable of  influencing the chemistry of our brain, thus regulating our <span style="color: #1E6073;">behaviour</span> , <span style="color: #1E6073;">anxiety</span> , <span style="color: #1E6073;">mood</span> , <span style="color: #1E6073;">pain</span>  and <span style="color: #1E6073;">cognition</span> ...  
  
 
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Being inspired by this emerging research area, <span style="color: #019966;">UCL iGEM 2015</span> team wants to explore the modulation of the gut bacteria as a strategy for developing <span style="color: #019966;">novel treatments</span> for <span style="color: #019966;">mental health</span> disorders. Ultimately, our goal is to <span style="font-size: 130%;">harness <span style="color: #019966;">synthetic biology</span> to make people <span style="color: #019966;">happy</span>! </span>
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Inspired by this emerging research area, <span style="color: #019966;">the 2015 UCL iGEM </span> team explores the modulation of gut bacteria as a strategy for developing <span style="color: #019966;">novel treatments</span> for <span style="color: #019966;">mental health</span> disorders. Ultimately, our goal is to <span style="font-size: 130%;">harness this knowledge and use <span style="color: #019966;">synthetic biology</span> to make people <span style="color: #019966;">happy</span>! </span>
  
  

Revision as of 21:32, 16 September 2015

The number of microorganisms in the human gut is higher than the number of human cells in our body. Their metabolic activity plays crucial role in many key processes such as digestion, drug metabolism and functioning of the immune system...
Several studies have shown that the gut microbiome is also capable of influencing the chemistry of our brain, thus regulating our behaviour , anxiety , mood , pain and cognition ...
Inspired by this emerging research area, the 2015 UCL iGEM team explores the modulation of gut bacteria as a strategy for developing novel treatments for mental health disorders. Ultimately, our goal is to harness this knowledge and use synthetic biology to make people happy!