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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ian Sample Science editor

INSANE: Autism symptoms replicated in mice after faecal transplants | Vintage Vibes

A mouse
Mice that had transplants from children with autism did not wrestle, push and sniff other mice as much as the control group of mice. Photograph: Redmond O Durrell/Alamy

Scientists have induced the hallmarks of autism in mice by giving them faecal transplants from humans with the condition.

The experiments were designed to test whether the communities of gut microbes found in people with autism have a role in their symptoms, an idea that is gaining ground among researchers.

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