Engineers create intelligent molecules that seek-and-destroy diseased cells

Current treatments for diseases like cancer typically destroy nasty malignant cells, while also hammering the healthy ones. Using new advances in synthetic biology, researchers are designing molecules intelligent enough to recognize diseased cells, leaving the healthy cells alone.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news153761508.html">Engineers create intelligent molecules that seek-and-destroy diseased cells</a></p> <p>Current treatments for diseases like cancer typically destroy nasty malignant cells, while also hammering the healthy ones. Using new advances in synthetic biology, researchers are designing molecules intelligent enough to recognize diseased cells, leaving the healthy cells alone. </p>