Cancer-causing gut bacteria exposed

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 08:14 in Biology & Nature

Normal gut bacteria are thought to be involved in colon cancer but the exact mechanisms have remained unknown. Now, scientists from the USA have discovered that a molecule produced by a common gut bacterium activates signalling pathways that are associated with cancer cells...

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