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Bioengineered gum targets cancer-linked mouth microbes, spares others

Chewing gum is not the first thing that comes to mind when oncologists discuss head and neck cancer. But a bioengineered ...

This bioengineered chewing gum wipes out cancer-linked mouth microbes while sparing healthy bacteria

Researchers led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine have shown that extracts from bioengineered chewing gum reduce the levels of three microbes known to be associated with head and neck ...