DNA: Breakthrough in the Design of New Drugs to Combat Cancer and Other Diseases
Scientists led by Mike Hannon at the University of Birmingham and Miquel Coll at the Spanish Research Council in Barcelona have discovered a new way that drugs can attach themselves to DNA, which is a crucial step forward for researchers who are developing drugs to combat cancer and other diseases. The research is highlighted today (8th February 2006) in the flagship chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie.