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Cancer therapies and drug activation enhanced by global photonics research

Targeting precise drug activation with light

A simple pulse of light can control the activity of a molecule at a specific location without affecting surrounding cells, thereby limiting unwanted side-effects. Image: Gotta lab – UNIGE

Photonics-based medical research is targeting drug activation and cancer photoimmunotherapy with studies from the University of Geneva, Southeast University, China and Kent State University, US.

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