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New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue (sciencedaily.com)
mcc1ane 22 minutes ago [-]
in mice?
jbotz 14 minutes ago [-]
Yes, in mice, but human cancer cells:

"When we systemically administered our nanoagent in mice bearing human breast cancer cells, it efficiently accumulated in tumors, robustly generated reactive oxygen species and completely eradicated the cancer without adverse effects ..."

So it kills human cancer and doesn't harm the mouse in the process.

YarickR2 15 minutes ago [-]
Human breast cancer, in mice.
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