Biological ‘computer’ destroys cancer cells: Diagnostic network incorporated into human cells

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The wiring diagram of the cellular computer: all five factors must be in their correct state in order to trigger cell death. ILLUSTRATION/Benenson Y. & R. Weiss

Researchers led by ETH professor Yaakov Benenson and MIT professor Ron Weiss have successfully incorporated a diagnostic biological “computer” network in human cells. This network recognizes certain cancer cells using logic combinations of five cancer-specific molecular factors, triggering cancer cells destruction.

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