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Scientists turned a food-borne bacterium into a microscopic delivery truck that carries cancer-killing toxins directly into colon tumor cells. The breakthrough could one day become an oral medication for the second deadliest cancer in America.
Baylor University researchers have turned a common food-borne bacteria into a precision weapon against colorectal cancer, the nation's second-deadliest cancer. The breakthrough could one day be delivered as a simple oral medication.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have engineered bacteria that naturally thrive without oxygen to invade and consume cancer tumors from their oxygen-starved cores. The breakthrough includes a safety switch that only activates the bacteria's survival mechanism when enough have gathered inside the tumor, preventing them from spreading to healthy tissue.
Canadian researchers have created bacteria that eat cancer from the inside out, using genetic engineering to solve a problem that stumped scientists for decades. The breakthrough could offer a highly targeted way to destroy solid tumors without harming healthy tissue.
Scientists at Baylor University have transformed a common food-borne bacteria into a powerful weapon against colorectal cancer, using modified Listeria to deliver cancer-killing toxins directly into tumor cells. The breakthrough could eventually lead to an oral cancer treatment.