Attacking cancer cells with hydrogel nanoparticles
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 23:21
in Biology & Nature
Researchers are using hydrogels -- less than 100 nanometers in size -- to sneak a particular type of small interfering RNA into cancer cells. Once in the cell the siRNA turns on the programmed cell death the body uses to kill mutated cells and help traditional chemotherapy do it's job.