How a toxin from the gut microbiome may help spark colorectal cancer - Harvard Gazette
Colibactin from common gut bacteria forms inter-strand DNA cross-links that induce severe DNA damage, promoting chromosome breaks and mutations linked to colorectal cancer.
Revolution in medicine: A molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis, responsible for millions of deaths
Researchers have discovered that gut bacteria produce a molecule that not only induces but also causes atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the arteries.