Chemists recruit anthrax to deliver cancer drugs
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 05:32
in Biology & Nature
With some tinkering, a deadly protein becomes an efficient carrier for antibody drugs, researchers have discovered. "Anthrax toxin is a professional at delivering large enzymes into cells," says one researcher. "We wondered if we could render anthrax toxin nontoxic, and use it as a platform to deliver antibody drugs into cells."