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Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors
Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors
Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.
Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.
physiology, cancer research
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