A medical matryoshka doll.

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  • Source:
    Economist. 11/2/2013, Vol. 409 Issue 8860, p86-87. 2p.
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    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the development of a three-layered chemical bomb for use in treating previously untreatable cancers. It states that triple-negative breast cancer is difficult to treat as its cells possess molecular pumps that eliminate anti-cancer drugs that enter the cells. It mentions that chemical engineer Paula Hammond developed a therapy that uses the sugary polymer hyaluronic acid as an outer coat, a small interfering RNA to shut down the molecular pumps, and doxorubicin inside.