Tumour cells can develop intrinsic adaptations that make them less susceptible to chemotherapy. It emerges that extrinsic bacterial action can also enable tumour cells to escape the effects of drug treatment.
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Jobin, C. Bacterial snack attack deactivates a drug. Nature 550, 337–339 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/550337a
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