Revolutionizing Cancer Care with Bacterial Syringes

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Bacteria Rx

Bacteria could be the key to treating cancer. Scientists engineered bacterial syringes by modifying existing structures.

• Bacterial syringes naturally inject proteins into cells

• Specific proteins loaded into modified syringes

• Tail fiber alterations target cell types, like cancer

Modified bacterial syringes were efficient in finding and injecting leukemia cells. Further development could revolutionize targeted cancer treatment and gene therapy. Bacteria, nature’s courier.

Source: nature

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