Genetically Engineered Cancer-Fighting Algae
Learn how scientists are fighting cancer... with algae! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't ...
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For the past week, a new cancer treatment method has been making headlines, with titles like “Genetically engineered algae kills 90% of cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone.” Which ... kind of makes it sound like we’ve suddenly cured cancer. And a team of researchers has engineered a new type of algae that helps fight cancer. But this algae isn’t what’s actually killing the cancer -- instead, it’s being used as a delivery mechanism for the chemotherapy drugs we already have. It’s pretty exciting -- but not because of the ‘kills 90% of cancer cells’ part. The chemotherapy drugs already did that, for the type of cancer the researchers were studying. But the ‘leaves healthy cells alone’ part? That is a big, big deal. To understand how this algae could potent...
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For the past week, a new cancer treatment method has been making headlines, with titles like “Genetically engineered algae kills 90% of cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone.” Which ... kind of makes it sound like we’ve suddenly cured cancer. And a team of researchers has engineered a new type of algae that helps fight cancer. But this algae isn’t what’s actually killing the cancer -- instead, it’s being used as a delivery mechanism for the chemotherapy drugs we already have. It’s pretty exciting -- but not because of the ‘kills 90% of cancer cells’ part. The chemotherapy drugs already did that, for the type of cancer the researchers were studying. But the ‘leaves healthy cells alone’ part? That is a big, big deal. To understand how this algae could potent...
