Cancer-Killing Duo Hunts Down and Destroys Tumors With Surprising Alacrity

Bacteria may seem like a strange ally in the battle against cancer. But in a new study, genetically engineered bacteria were part of a tag-team therapy to shrink tumors. In mice with blood, breast, or colon cancer, the bacteria acted as homing beacons for their partners--modified T cells--as the two sought out and destroyed tumor […]