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Startup pursues new drugs for human diseases by searching gut microbes from wild animals – FierceBiotech

Wild Biotech is emerging from stealth mode with a database of more than 1,200 gut bacteria it collected from hundreds of animals, and a plan to use the insights…

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Many of the beneficial bacteria that reside in the human gut microbiome are being studied for their potential in treating a range of diseases, from asthma to Parkinsons. But the founders of an Israeli startup believe theres also inspiration for novel treatments to be found in the microbiomes of more than 200 wild animals.
Wild Biotech is emerging from stealth mode today with a database of more than 1,200 gut bacteria, about 75% of which were previously unknown, according to Neta Raab, co-founder…

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