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  "textContent": "A new study reveals the hidden mechanism a common gut bacterium uses to damage the colon, solving a mystery that has puzzled scientists for years. Researchers have known since a landmark 2009 study that the common gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis can promote colon tumor growth that may lead to colorectal cancer. The bacterium does this [...]",
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