Debugging neurodevelopment disorders.

Gut bacteria are thought to contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, but whether they are causal or predictive of disease remains unclear. In a prospective longitudinal study of thousands of children, Ahrens et al. generate evidence for the role of the gut microbiome in neurodevelopmental disorders while highlighting important open questions.
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