All Chaomin Sun articles
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NewsCan a compound produced by deep-sea bacteria treat cancer?
Investigators purified a long-chain sugar molecule, or exopolysaccharide, from deep-sea bacteria and demonstrated that it triggers pyroptosis—an inflammatory form of programmed cell death—to inhibit tumor growth.
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NewsNew species of marine bacteria isolated from a deep-sea cold seep
Scientists have isolated a new species of marine bacteria that multiplies by a unique budding mechanism and releases viruses to facilitate nitrogen metabolism.