A study meticulously uncovers bacterial elements within malignant brain tumors; the approach opens avenues for understanding brain cancer biology and provides a blueprint for studying microbial signals in other low-biomass tissues.
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Jawahar, J., Byrd, A.L. Building a blueprint for intra-tumoral microbial studies. Nat Med 31, 3612–3613 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03980-5
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