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Magnetic Bacteria Target Tumors

CONN HASTINGS MEDICINE, NANOMEDICINE, ONCOLOGY Scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have unveiled a technique that weaponizes bacterial cells against tumors. The approach involves using bacteria called Magnetospirillum that are naturally magnetic by virtue of the iron oxide particles they contain. The researchers use a rotating magnetic field applied at the tumor location from outside...