The Five Most Promising Approaches to Ending Cancer. The New Scientist. October 13-19. This article is at the moment available only to subscribers and on the newsstand.
(1) RNA Interference involves temporarily turning genes on or off.
(2) Nanoparticles can permit the precise targeting of cancer cells.
(3) Super-bugs can be used to produce anti-cancer drugs inside tumors.
(4) Immunotherapy harnesses the body's own immune system to fight cancer.
(5) Virotherapy involves using genetically modified viruses to eat their way through tumors.
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