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A.U. expresses heartfelt gratitude to her friend and colleague, N. Karthik, for her thoughtful feedback on this manuscript, which greatly enhanced the flow of this article. A.U. is also deeply thankful to the Rosetrees Trust for their generous funding and support, which has made her research and this article possible. A.U. also wishes to extend her deepest thanks to her mentor, R. Fitzgerald, for her unwavering support and encouragement during a very challenging year. Her guidance was a source of inspiration throughout this journey. A.U. acknowledges the use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT for proofreading and reducing the word count of this article. All writing contributions and edits remain her own.
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Ustaoglu, A. Bridging the gap between science and survival. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 22, 223–224 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-025-01044-0
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