Conditional small RNA molecules can kill cancer cells and leave healthy cells alone
Monday, September 6, 2010 - 21:21
in Biology & Nature
In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that conditional small RNA molecules can effectively kill lab-grown human brain, prostate and bone cancer cells in a mutation-specific manner. The treatment separates the "diagnosis" and "treatment" aspects of chemotherapy, so a cell is killed if -- and only if -- it is diagnosed with a mutation.