Light Activated Drugs in Red Blood Cells
February 28, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
A central aim of precision medicine is getting the right amount of drug to the right location, at the right time, without off targeting. To that end, scientists at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have developed a method which attaches a drug to vitamin B12 and adds a fluorescent molecule that acts as an antenna. The antenna then receives long wavelength light and uses it to release the drug and vitamin at a specific location. MORE
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