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    Scientists create gut gel 'band-aid' made from the body's own bacteria

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    Georgina Torbet
    Georgina Torbet
    08.12.2019

    If you get a cut on your skin, you stick a band-aid on it. But what if you get a wound in your gut? When doctors treat injuries to the intestines, they can't use patches or bandages because these materials don't stick to the slippery intestinal walls. Now, a team from Harvard University has come up with a solution for this problem by using the body's own bacteria in a gel form.