New research from Germany suggests that persistent infection by Chlamydia may pave the way for cancer: not only does the pathogen cause mutations in host cell DNA, it also inhibits the cellular mechanisms that attempt to repair the damage. The researchers, from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin (MPIIB), write about their findings in a paper published online in the journal Cell Host & Microbe on 12 June...
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