Nanoscale gene 'ignition switch' may help spot and treat cancer
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 12:50
in Health & Medicine
In a proof of principal study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an 'ignition switch' to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment...