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No, the tumor is the cells growing out of control, not some separate thing that acts on the genes of nearby cells. Once cells have mutated into a tumor, it's a
by Sniffnoy 7y ago
No, the tumor is the cells growing out of control, not some separate thing that acts on the genes of nearby cells. Once cells have mutated into a tumor, it's a bit late to make them less prone to doing so.
- rob-olmos 7y agoThe article mentions possibly treating/curing cancer: "He believes there could be a drug that could mimic the effect of p53, or a way to deliver these genes to people at risk of developing cancer, or who already have it to treat or cure the disease."
- beerandt 7y agoMethod of cellular death doesn't really matter, at this level of discussion of a hypothetical cure. Targeting does. And this strikes me as killing a mosquito with a cannon. If you can ensure universal targeting, there are much easier ways.