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Did I miss it or was the delivery mechanism not really mentioned? I suppose that might be the secret sauce? What happens once they stop the growth of cancer, s
by lwansbrough 4y ago
Did I miss it or was the delivery mechanism not really mentioned? I suppose that might be the secret sauce?
What happens once they stop the growth of cancer, say in the case of a tumour? Will it break down over time or does it need to be surgically removed?
- axus 4y agoI think it was modified yeast bacteria produce a cell of exactly the right size to slip through the same blood vessels that the cancer did when it spread; unaffected blood vessels wouldn't let anything through.
- bottombutton 4y agoThey genetically engineered a kind of bacteria that divides into non-living 'nanocells' that can't multiply further. These cells contain a special kind of RNA and a cell entry mechanism that lets them enter the cancer cells. The RNA interrupts the cell's ability to prepare for division. The article kind of implied that these nanocells follow the bloodstream pathways that cancer cells open when they metastasize. The researchers main concern was whether those nanoncells would also enter healthy cells, but the tests seem to show healthy cells were not affected.