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April 29, 2017

Diagram from the article, which presents the innovative method developed: "We pack tiny amounts of the anti-cancer drugs inside dedicated nanoparticles that we developed. The uniqueness of these nanometer packages is that they flow in the bloodstream to the tumor and there are swallowed by the cancer cells. To these packages we attach "In advance, artificial DNA sequences are used as barcode readers of the drug's activity in the cancer cells. After 48 hours, a sample (biopsy) is taken from the tumor, and the barcode analysis provides accurate information on the cells that were destroyed (or not) by each drug." Source: Zvi Yaari et al., Theranostic barcoded nanoparticles for personalized cancer medicine, Nature Communications 7, 2016.

Personalized medicine for cancer treatment

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Globally, January 2017 was 0.88 degrees Celsius warmer than the 20th century average. This is the third warmest January since measurements began in 1880. Chart: NOAA.

Despite the cold nights, the world is still warming

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