Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have developed a two-step process that uses a chemical reaction to make live cancer cells light up quickly and safely.
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have developed a two-step process that uses a chemical reaction to make live cancer cells light up quickly and safely.
This attains significance because scientists generally label cells with colored or glowing chemicals to observe how basic cellular activities differ between healthy and cancerous cells, but existing techniques are either too slow or too toxic to perform on live cells.
Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cells
In order to understand how basic cellular activities differ between healthy and cancerous cells, scientists label cells with coloured or glowing chemicals.
In order to understand how basic cellular activities differ between healthy and cancerous cells, scientists label cells with coloured or glowing chemicals.
Philip Dawson, a member of Faculty of 1000 Biology and leading authority in chemistry and cell biology, reviewed a study and observed that the novel cycloaddition reaction is fast, very specific, and requires minimal manipulation of the cells.
He comments that, in combining antibody binding with the cycloaddition, "low signal-to-noise ratios are achieved".
Nanoparticles And Lasers Exposure Could Lead To New Way To Drug Delivery Into Cancer Cells
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers have developed a new way to deliver drugs into cancer cells by exposing them briefly to nanoparticles and lasers.
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers have developed a new way to deliver drugs into cancer cells by exposing them briefly to nanoparticles and lasers.
Dawson concludes that cycloaddition will allow scientists to observe live cancer cells in the body, leading to a better understanding of cancer's basic processes.
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Swiss Scientists Find Novel Way to Block Growth of Human Colon Cancer Cells
A novel way to inhibit the growth of human colon cancer cells and preventing the disease from reaching advanced stages and the development of liver metastases has been discovered by Swiss scientists.
A novel way to inhibit the growth of human colon cancer cells and preventing the disease from reaching advanced stages and the development of liver metastases has been discovered by Swiss scientists.
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