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Basic research on Listeria bacteria leads to unique cancer therapy
- February 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause listeriosis, Daniel Portnoy and his colleagues have discovered a way to turn the bacteria into a potent booster of the immune system—and a potential weapon against cancer.
Originally published at Phys.org