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Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in The Lab Using Vibrating Molecules (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 14 points 11 months ago

Aminocyanine molecules are already used in bioimaging as synthetic dyes. Commonly used in low doses to detect cancer, they stay stable in water and are very good at attaching themselves to the outside of cells.

Looks like an interesting choice, since they were already made to attach to cancer cells.

They work like an existing method, but with infrared light vs visible, which penetrates deeper into the body.