Initial experiments in mice have shown the bots are significantly more effective than current treatments.
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Share on reddit Email to a friend Cancer-fighting nanobots made from DNA that are 20,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair could one day be used to treat tumours, a study in mice carried out at the Université de Montréal (UdeM) has found.
Currently, many cancer patients being given chemotherapy intravenously, which is the most common method, don’t consistently receive an optimal drug dosage throughout their treatment.
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