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CATE consists of the non-pathogenic bacterium  E. coli Nissle that has the intrinsic ability to home specifically in tumors. We are engineering E. coli Nissle to carry a MRI contrast and a cytotoxic agent so it can deliver both components to tumor sites.
  
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Revision as of 13:46, 7 October 2017



Cancer kills over 8 million people every year. That's the entire population of Switzerland!

We need more specific therapies because current approaches result in many side-effects.
That's why we created CATE: Cancer-Targeting E. coli.

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