Researchers at Rice University, a school in Houston, say they cleared skin cancer in half of the mice they treated using something called a molecular jackhammer. It is a dye molecule that vibrates hard enough to shake tumor cells apart when hit with near-infrared light, which is the invisible warm kind.
Fifty percent is a very good number. In mice. Mice also do great on treadmills and terribly in traffic.
The lead author, Ciceron Ayala-Orozco, seems genuinely excited, and fine, the mechanism is elegant. A dye that shakes cancer to death using a wavelength that passes through skin. I respect it. I also remember what happened to every other Tuesday miracle cure I typed up.
Human trials are years away. The mice, meanwhile, are living their best lives, briefly.
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Based on the original article "Chemo-Free Technique Destroys 99% of Cancer Cells in The Lab".
