Andreas Bäumler and Jee-Yon Lee UC Davis (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis Health

Andreas Bäumler and Jee-Yon Lee UC Davis

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Andreas Bäumler (left) and Jee-Yon Lee (right) found chronic kidney disease causes specific gut bacteria to release a toxin that worsens kidney damage.

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