Scientists engineer bacteria to eat cancer tumors from the inside out

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Source: ScienceDaily Health

Original: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260224023101.htm...

Published: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:41:46 EST

Scientists are creating bacteria to attack cancerous tumors and eat them from the inside. Tumor nuclei lack oxygen, making them an ideal breeding ground for these microbes. The researchers added a genetic tweak that allows the bacteria to survive longer near the edges of tumors exposed to oxygen. This change is triggered only once when sufficient oxygen is present. It is a programmed biological attack aimed at destroying tumors. This approach could offer a new way to fight cancer in the future.[1]