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Dark Chemical Matter and Colon Cancer
Seven years ago, Jason Crawford, PhD, began chasing a ghost: A bacterial toxin named colibactin. He was looking for its molecular structure. He could detect bits of it, but never enough to form an entire likeness. Four years into the hunt he asked Seth Herzon, PhD, to join him. They pursued colibactin so doggedly because it is associated with up to 67 percent of all colon cancers.