I came across an interesting article describing the genetic engineering of myxobacterium in producing an anti-tumor compound (Heim). I worked on colorectal cancer, and I thought it will be interesting to be able to genetically engineer bacteria that is capable of colonizing the colon of colorectal cancer patients and produce the anti-tumor compound through fermentation of raw materials. These bacteria can also be engineered to produce anti-cancer biologics. A good example of a useful bacteria would be Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain, which we can find in Yakult.
Administering these genetically engineered bacteria will be as easy as administering Yakult.
Citations
No comments:
Post a Comment