Engineered hookworms could one day dispense drugs from inside your gut
Researchers have genetically modified the intestinal parasites to make an antitoxin
Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms, like this male, are parasites that live in human guts. Scientists want to genetically modify the parasites to make and dispense drugs and other therapeutics inside people’s bodies.
Yan Hu/Aroian Lab/UC San Diego
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