Targeted Nanoparticles Kill Cancer Cells

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able – when paired with nanoparticles – to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles with chemotherapy drugs. The finding could lead to a new strategy for targeted cancer therapies, according to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists who made the discovery. However, they also cautioned that the result... Read More »