Copper in Cancer Cell (IMAGE)

Bielefeld University

Copper in Cancer Cell

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The new agent containing copper (above) 'docks' precisely with the DNA molecule (below) of a cancer cell and stops it from growing. As a result, the cancer cell dies.

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Photo: Bielefeld University

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