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FORBES AFRICA
THE TREND

TRUST

YOUR

GUT

ON THE BRAVEST FRONTIER IN HUMAN HEALTH,

SCIENTISTS ARE USING BACTERIA FROM THE DIGESTIVE

SYSTEM TO CREATE NOVEL MEDICINES FOR A HUGE

RANGE OF AILMENTS INCLUDING PARKINSON’S, CANCER

AND AUTISM. GATES, BENIOFF AND ZUCKERBERG

ARE TRUE BELIEVERS, AND THE RESULT COULD BE

BLOCKBUSTER DRUGS THAT TRANSFORM LIVES — AND

DELIVER MASSIVE RETURNS FOR EARLY INVESTORS.

BY SUSAN ADAMS AND WILL YAKOWICZ

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