Fermented food is highly valued as anti-cancer food because it contains beneficial probiotics that help maintain a healthy balance of microorganisms in the digestive system, says wellness expert and ...

Newfound appreciation for the role of probiotics in human health has opened up a rich area for discovery. The platform technology of Synlogic, Inc., uses synthetic biology to genetically engineer ...

Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among younger ...

Columbia researchers have engineered probiotic bacteria that educate the immune system to destroy cancer cells, opening the door for a new class of cancer vaccines that take advantage of bacteria’s ...

Some bacteria can cause mutations associated with colon cancer. Insights about the surface adhesion proteins that enable ...

Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and ...

Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study, published in Nature, sheds light on ...

Researchers have engineered bacteria as personalized cancer vaccines that activate the immune system to specifically seek out and destroy cancer cells. Columbia researchers have engineered ...