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Nanotechnology
Tiny anti-cancer weapons: nano-sized particles cause tumor cells to self-destruct
DR5-scFv induces apoptosis of DR5+ tumor cells. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp9009 A preclinical study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has added a new twist to a decades-old anti-cancer strategy, showing powerful effects against multiple cancer types. This experimental approach, which uses tiny capsules called small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), has the…
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Chemistry
Team develops promising new form of antibiotic that causes bacterial cells to self-destruct
Credit: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00773 To address the global threat of antibiotic resistance, scientists are exploring new ways to bypass bacterial cell defense systems. Researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have used what they learned from previous research on cancer to develop a new compound that causes bacterial cells to self-destruct. The research team’s…
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