Delivering medicine directly into a tumor
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research at University of California, Santa Barbara have identified a peptide (a chain of amino acids) that specifically recognizes and penetrates cancerous tumors but not normal tissues. The peptide was also shown to deliver diagnostic particles and medicines into the tumor. Link: http://www.burnham-inst.org