IN BRIEF Duke researchers genetically modified Salmonella typhimurium to fight one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer: Glioblastoma. Lab tests in rats with extreme cases of glioblastoma showed an astonishing 20 percent survival rate, with the tumors going into remission over a period of 100 days. RELAX, THEY’RE FRIENDLY As the culprit behind one...
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Salmonella Used To Attack Fatal Brain Tumors In Rats
Salmonella does not exactly enjoy a good reputation as it is deemed pathogenic and often implicated in food poisoning cases. But what happens when you recruit the bacterial strain in the mission to kill tumors? Scientists from Duke University genetically tweaked salmonella to help scour and destroy tumors, a development that can potentially help fight the...