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AbouBenAdhem
lemmy.world

Did the bacterium evolve to fight cancer in its host just due to selection pressure to prevent host death?

If that’s the case, I’m surprised it was able to do it better than its host’s immune system—I guess bacteria can evolve faster due to shorter generations?

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Phoenixz
lemmy.ca

colorectal tumors

So that is a very specific type of tumor in an animal very different from humans

I'm sure its an interesting titbit but the way the title says it it suggests "all" cancers, which is nonsense

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rnerclereply
sh.itjust.works

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The researchers emphasize that these findings are limited to mice, but they believe the results provide an encouraging proof of concept for developing new bacterial cancer therapies.

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altphotoreply
lemmy.today

That mouse was also a very angry person all the time. Such an asshole to everyone. Like a cancer you could say. May he rest in peace.

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