Nanomaterials Used in Possible Cancer Cure

Moiche writes "Medical researchers at CalTech and the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles have successfully inhibited cancer growth in mice by wrapping engineered RNA in nanomaterials and introducing them into the bloodstream. Two polymers and a special coating allow the therapeutic RNA to enter the cancer cell and release the therapeutic RNA payload. The new technique has slowed or prevented the development of secondary tumors in lab mice with Ewing's sarcoma. Further testing is planned on humans, and with other cancers. The Diamond Age seems closer, day by day."

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[Anonymous Coward]

hi

Wonderful Whitebox Enterprise Linux News

[wbel_pimp4]

Fan boys unite...

Seems the egotistical owner of the whiteboxlinux.net and whiteboxlinux.com domains has decided to offer them on ebay as some sort of peace offering between himself and wbel.

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Let the bidding begin.

In Blade 2

[Tobias.Davis]

Whistler used vampires to cure cancer. According to the press release on www.foxvampirenews.com whistler was quoted as stating:

"Being bitten by vampires sucks, but at least I still have my testicles"

I would rather use nanotech to cure my cancer.

Obligatory...

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our new Cancer-Free Supermouse Overlords!

Release of the therapeutic RNA payload.

[dopamine]

All your base are belong to us.

Re:You're insane

[Anonymous Coward]

Where does it end; do we keep Fido hooked up to feeding tubes in a persistent vegetative state?

Now now, I know she wasn't the cutest woman in Florida, but there's no need to call her Fido.

Re:You're insane

[thelandp]

I cannot believe the parent post got modded insightful.

It's a mouse... unlikely to survive more than a couple years...So you're engaged in a futile war against death
I think you're missing the point here - they are going to transition this research to use in humans, mice are just a stepping stone in the research.

The other thing... WTF, its a mouse.
*sigh*, repitition is the last resort of someone without a cogent argument.

My family's dog died ... and I've accepted that
Sad for you, but what does this have to do with scientists discovering a method for treating cancer? I think you're transferring anger here

there are people starving to death every day in Africa
This was the last straw that was so off-topic for me I just had to respond. A discussion about distribution of wealth in the world is fine, but just makes no sense as a response to this article. Look, whenever scientists come up with some great new discovery, there's always some who complain about it, like "Oh, so you've made a faster computer, or flown to the moon - well why haven't you don't something really useful like come up with a cure for cancer?" Now these guys are actually doing it and you talking about your dead dog and people in Africa? I refer you to your post's subject.