Remote-control shoots laser at nano-gold to turn on cancer-killing immune cells

Remote-control shoots laser at nano-gold to turn on cancer-killing immune cells 04/25/2018 01:25 PM EDT Cancer immune cell therapy has made headlines with astounding successes like saving former U.S. President Jimmy Carter from brain cancer. But immunotherapy has also had many tragic flops. Georgia Tech researchers working to optimize the innovative treatment have implanted a genetic switch that activates T-cells when they are inside of tumors. Remote-control light waves resembling those used in a TV remote combine with gold nanorods to flip the switch. Full story at http://www.rh.gatech.edu/news/605259/remote-control-shoots-laser-nano-gold-turn-cancer-killing-immune-cells Source Georgia Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111