Synopsis

Long misunderstood, the intestinal microbiota is gradually revealing its secrets and leading us towards a scientific and medical revolution. The key to its operation? Symbiosis, i.e. balance with the rest of the body. Lurking in the depths of our intestines, 100,000 billion micro-organisms have signed a pact with us: we give them room and board, and in exchange, they keep us healthy.
Deciphering the language of this pact is the quest of thousands of researchers around the world, as it has now been established that healthy people have a microbiota richer in bacterial species than that of the sick. Little by little, they are mapping the star bacteria whose disappearance is associated with disease... They could revolutionize tomorrow's medicine. But as soon as they are discovered, they are in danger...
What if our health and the future of medicine were at stake in the intestine?