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European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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A science illustrator depicts how the carcinogen BBN (left) is affected by gut bacteria and then metabolised to BCPN (right) and distributed in the body, leading to bladder cancer. Credit: Isabel Romero Calvo/EMBL

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Isabel Romero Calvo/EMBL

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