Talk:brug
Add topicLatest comment: 7 years ago by Equinox in topic Missing sense? A bug that's a drug
Missing sense? A bug that's a drug
[edit]WIRED magazine November 2017's JARGON WATCH has brug n./'brug/ A bug that's a drug. An intestinal bacterium in the Prevoltella genus, often lacking in people with multiple sclerosis, has been shown to suppress the disease if given orally. It's proof that gut flora can fight diseases outside the gut. 134.204.220.36 22:22, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- Apparently coined by Joseph Murray at the Mayo Clinic. We will see whether this word survives... Equinox ◑ 22:28, 17 November 2017 (UTC)