Engineered salmonella inside a cancer cell. (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Engineered salmonella inside a cancer cell.

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Engineered salmonella inside a cancer cell. Once the bacteria detect that they have invaded a cell, they autonomously lyse (break open), deliver the therapeutic payload and kill the cell.

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UMass Amherst

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