The role of microbes in cancer

18/10/2019 23 min
The role of microbes in cancer

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In this month’s episode of the podcast, Laura speaks with two experts on the relationship with certain microbes and cancer: Professor Paul Farrell, of Imperial College London, and Dr Karen Robinson, from the University of Nottingham.Paul Farrell: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/p.farrellKaren Robinson: https://nddcbru.org.uk/team/dr-karen-robinsonFind out more about the relationship between Epstein-Barr Virus and Cancer in Paul’s review: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-012418-013023?journalCode=pathmechdisResearch in the Journal of Medical Microbiology investigated how the gut microbiota could be used to predict whether you are likely to develop cancer: https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001049

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