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An earnest and focused microbiologist who trained in Russia and loves classical music, she&rsquo;s standing in front of a large anaerobic chamber in a lab at Holobiome, a small startup company here. She reaches into the glass-fronted chamber through Michelin Man&ndash;like sleeves to begin to dilute the sample inside. That&rsquo;s the first step toward isolating and culturing bacteria that Gavrish and her Holobiome colleagues hope will produce new treatments for depression and other disorders of the brain and nervous system.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Follow this link to find out more-&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/05\/meet-psychobiome-gut-bacteria-may-alter-how-you-think-feel-and-act\">https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2020\/05\/meet-psychobiome-gut-bacteria-may-alter-how-you-think-feel-and-act#<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the &lsquo;psychobiome&rsquo;: the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, and act CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS&mdash;Katya Gavrish is searching for new brain drugs in a seemingly unlikely place: human stool samples. An earnest and focused microbiologist who trained in Russia and loves classical music, she&rsquo;s standing in front of a large anaerobic chamber in a lab at Holobiome, a small startup company here. 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