<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/studying-defensive-bacteria-may-help-human-gut-health.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><pubDate>01/23/2024</pubDate><title>Studying defensive bacteria to help human gut health</title><description>Jan. 23, 2024 - Heath-Heckman is using an NIH grant to study <span>bacteria animals use for protection.</span></description><highlights/><author/><hero-image><img src="" alt="Hawaiian bobtail squid and the luminous bacteria"/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/Studying_defensive_bacteria.png" alt="Hawaiian bobtail squid and the luminous bacteria"/></image></item>