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Old Mike

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Posted 8/7/2014 6:08 PM (GMT 0)

Pretty severe allergy. But the interesting part for me at least is that the immune response is to a sugar.

Lots of our gut bugs will have some sort of a sugar coating.

Old Mike

http://news.yahoo.com/bad-bite-tick-allergic-red-meat-170823632.html

other news from today

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-gut-microbes-browse-gene-buffet.html

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-scientists-uncover-stem-cell-behavior.html

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-gut-microbiome-potential-therapeutic-autoimmune.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140807121850.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 8/7/2014 1:56:28 PM (GMT-6)

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