Blocking cancer-spreading proteins

Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists have designed molecules that stop cancer-promoting proteins from accelerating tumor growth. These molecules (called oligonucleotides) bind with the proteins, preventing them from binding with RNA molecules in cancer cells.  The tumors then die.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/261922

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09523-0

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