JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE Data collected by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy suggest that Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, a bacterial species well known for causing serious diarrheal infections, may also drive colorectal cancer. The findings were published June 9 in Cancer Discovery, and may expose another...
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A New “CRISPR Pill” Makes Bacteria Destroy Its Own DNA
IN BRIEF An innovative study in the University of Wisconsin-Madison could soon put an end to drug-resistant bacteria by using an edible version of CRISPR. This probiotic could target specific bacteria, making it more effective than antibiotics. TARGETED AND EDIBLE As antibiotic resistance continues to grow, scientists are desperately trying to figure out how to best...