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Antibody Engineering Cuts Collateral Damage of Cancer Drugs

blog.wired.com — Killing cancer cells, while leaving normal tissue unscathed, is almost impossible. Nanotechnology may do the trick, but big pharmaceutical companies are far from embracing that strategy. In the meantime, highly-engineered biological molecules will fill the void.

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  • offthewagon, on 08/24/2008, -0/+16Nobody likes cancer. Except cancer, that son of a bitch.
  • inactive, on 08/24/2008, -1/+11God damn, lots of people suffer from cancer nowadays, they should do something to stop this phenomenon, at least people should start to be more careful what they eat, and give up smoking / drugs.
  • Frylocke, on 08/24/2008, -0/+9Thanks "big pharmaceutical companies" for now wanting to use nanotechnology. That definitely shows that they want to cure cancer. ***** *****.
  • RealDealRick, on 08/24/2008, -0/+6Why should they do something about this phenomenon?!! Cancer drugs alone is expected to rake in about $80 billion by 2011.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN1 ...
  • inactive, on 08/24/2008, -0/+5Sad but true, they won't do anything about it, as long as they can charge you for the treatment, they will suck every penny out of it.
  • inactive, on 08/25/2008, -0/+2why don't these stupid scientists realize that natural health is far better and effective for the general population. when it comes to chronic diseases, it's the human body that heals, not drugs. feed the body the proper nutrition, and the body heals itself. so obvious.
  • t3rmv3locity, on 08/25/2008, -0/+1It's like a mousetrap. For cancer.
  • newms32, on 08/25/2008, -0/+1[citation needed]
  • Kruez, on 08/25/2008, -0/+1Didn't we cure cancer last week?
  • webman77, on 08/25/2008, -0/+1The new hope is called: small chemical molecules, I heard.
    Not long ago I was told that another virus can dam the spread of cancer cells. But I forgot the name of the virus. Some doctors recognized that during a cancer patient study. Maybe this is a new approach.
  • storreci88, on 08/25/2008, -1/+1Just drink Vitamin C and eat apricot seeds.
  • newms32, on 08/25/2008, -1/+0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotoxicology
    Nice kneejerk reaction, but there are some legitimate concerns that need to be resolved before nanotech treatments come to fruition. In an unstable economic climate, pharm companies are only going to invest in things that have a proven future. Investing in nanotech carries huge financial risks since we know so little about its capabilities and dangers.

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