You know the saying: “Technology is great — when it works.” It’s been working quite well to advance the field of probiotics and health. New methods to study intestinal microbiota and recent research on probiotics’ health effects are impressive. It’s exciting to consider what these findings may signify for the health of humans and the dairy industry.
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Many probiotics live and work in the gastrointestinal tract, so studying them in action is inherently invasive.