Weird ‘harmless’ microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer
Evidence is mounting that a microbe called Methanobrevibacter smithii is involved in colorectal cancer ONLY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBARY/Alamy Mysterious ancient microorganisms that are neither bacteria nor viruses seem to play a role in colorectal cancer. This supports the idea that such microbes, which were thought to be harmless, could actually be involved in human disease. There … Read more