A gut punch fights cancer and infection

Nathan E. Reticker-Flynn () and Edgar G. Engleman ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 565, issue 7741, 573-574

Abstract: Microorganisms in the human gut can affect immune-system cells. Gut bacterial strains have been discovered that boost immune cells that have cell-killing capacity and that can target cancer and protect against infection.

Keywords: Microbiology; Immunology; Cancer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00133-w

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