Today’s Solutions: October 18, 2026

As scientists continue their exploration of the thousands of organisms that live inside our body, a new study is showing just how much one “good” bacteria can be exploited to its host’s advantage. Scientists were able to engineer this bacteria to find and attack a harmful pathogen in mice and worms, preventing and halting infections in the process. The thousands of bacteria and fungi that live inside us are called the microbiome, and the “good”

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