Common toxin made in gut can cause bowel cancer, scientists find
6 mins | Mar 2, 2020

Discovery suggests screening for bug that creates toxin could prevent thousands of cases. "Researchers found that a toxin secreted by a particular strain of the microbe E coli creates distinct mutations in DNA, which contribute to an estimated one in 20 bowel cancers in Britain." Ian Sample, writing in the Guardian explains the results.

From The Guardian