Cancer· 7 min read
Shrink-wrapped E. coli that can only multiply inside a tumour
Researchers coated individual engineered E. coli in a polymer shell that only comes apart inside a tumour, so the bacteria stay inert while travelling through the body and start multiplying and making their drug payload only after they arrive.
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