Ultra-tiny 'bees' target tumors

They're ready to sting, and they know where they're going.

They're called "nanobees," and they're not insects -- they're tiny particles designed to 
destroy cancer cells by delivering a synthesized version of a toxin called melittin that is 
found in bees.

"Melittin, which would otherwise result in substantial destruction of your red blood cells and 
other normal tissues if it were delivered intravenously alone, is completely safe when it's 
on a nanoparticle," said Dr. Samuel Wickline, director of the Siteman Center of Cancer 
Nanotechnology Excellence at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Nanobees are one of the latest examples of how nanotechnology may change the way 
diseases are treated.

http://www.nanovip.com/research/827-ultra-tiny-bees-target-tumors

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