Some strains of bacteria prefer to live in tumours

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An example of anthropomorphism:

"Some strains of bacteria prefer to live in tumours rather than normal tissue."

Dr Susan Woods

Dr Susan Woods, Senior research fellow, Gut Cancer Group,
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, was speaking on an episode ('Harnessing microbes to fight bowel cancer') of Ockham's Razor

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.