Molecular jackhammers’ ‘good vibrations’ eradicate cancer cells
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Rice University scientists and collaborators at Texas A&M University and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a new way to kill cancer cells by using near-infrared light to make a small dye molecule attached to their membrane vibrate strongly. It is the first time this kind of mechanical molecular action has been used as a potential therapy.
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2023-12-20 12:33:38.

Original Title: Researchers have uncovered a way to destroy cancer cells by using the ability of some molecules to vibrate strongly when stimulated by light. The method had 99% efficiency against lab cultures of human melanoma cells, and half of the mice with melanoma became cancer-free after treatment