Study examines how colibactin causes cancer
In an effort to understand how colibactin, a compound produced by certain strains of E. coli, may be connected to the development of colorectal cancer, Harvard researchers are exploring how the compound damages DNA to produce DNA adducts.
Peter Reuell
• harvard
Feb. 19, 2019 • ~7 min
Feb. 19, 2019 • ~7 min
Harvard study looks at how microbes produce cancer fighting compound
Emily Balskus and a team of researchers untangled how soil bacteria are able to manufacture streptozotocin, an antibiotic and anti-cancer compound.
Peter Reuell
• harvard
Feb. 7, 2019 • ~4 min
Feb. 7, 2019 • ~4 min
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