Pancreatic cancer cells in vitro (nuclei in blue) harbor bacteria (green). TALI DADOSH AND LEORE GELLERSee L.T. Geller et al., “Potential role of intratumor bacteria in mediating tumor resistance to the chemotherapeutic drug gemcitabine,” Science, 357:1156-60, 2017.
Image of the Day: Microbial Puppet Masters
Bacteria inhabiting mouse tumors hold sway over a cancer cell’s response to treatment.
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