Intestinal samples 2 (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Intestinal samples 2

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A team led by Dirk Haller, Professor of Immunology and Nutrition at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Dr. Olivia Coleman has deciphered a mechanism by which bacteria in the gut microbiome multiply that, in excessive amounts, promote cancer. A key role in this process is played by chronic cellular stress, which leads to increased production of long-chain fatty acids that could be detected, among other places, in intestinal samples (as shown here in the image). 

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Astrid Eckert / TUM

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