By: Caroline Wechsler Since their formal discovery in 1982, prions have been a mysterious scourge. Very small and not well-defined, these mysterious disease-causing agents are the source of great confusion and grief in the scientific world. But some recent discoveries are shedding new light on how to conceptualize and potentially treat such diseases. What areContinue reading “Prions and Small Particles: Micro Solutions for a Macro Problem”
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Genetically Engineered Viruses Combat Invasive Cancer
by Caroline Wechsler 58-year-old Georgia resident Nancy Justice was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a tumor of the brain, back in 2012. Though her doctors immediately combated the cancer with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, the tumor relapsed in late 2014, stronger than ever. According to her doctors, Justice had only seven months to live because the tumorContinue reading “Genetically Engineered Viruses Combat Invasive Cancer”
Genetically Engineered Viruses Combat Invasive Cancer
by Caroline Wechsler 58-year-old Georgia resident Nancy Justice was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a tumor of the brain, back in 2012. Though her doctors immediately combated the cancer with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, the tumor relapsed in late 2014, stronger than ever. According to her doctors, Justice had only seven months to live because the tumorContinue reading “Genetically Engineered Viruses Combat Invasive Cancer”
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