Cancer is Nom-Nom: Engineered Bacteria That Eat Cancer Tumors From the Inside Out
Bacteria are voracious eaters. They obtain nutrients by digesting dead organic matter and other materials, such as wood, and some can even degrade plastic and petroleum products. Now, researchers have turned their attention—and bacteria’s “hunger” —elsewhere. Soon, engineered bacteria will be a carefully guided bio-attack on tumors, offering a new […]
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Bacteria are voracious eaters. They obtain nutrients by digesting dead organic matter and other materials, such as wood, and some can even degrade plastic and petroleum products. Now, researchers have turned their attention—and bacteria’s “hunger” —elsewhere. Soon, engineered bacteria will be a carefully guided bio-attack on tumors, offering a new












