date:Feb 22, 2019
the DNA damage from the colibactin exposure and characterized its structure.
They hope to see if they can use the technique to find the same structural damage in people and use it as a diagnostic tool. This technique is also being used to discover how consuming alcohol damages DNA and triggers cancer development.
Balbo added that the technique could help improve chemotherapy by understanding how a drug interacts with a patients DNA. A microdose of chemo could be used to see how it affects the