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Novel Bee Venom Derivative Forms a Nanoparticle 'Smart Bomb' to Target Cancer Cells
Health & Wellness  (tags: Novel Bee, Venom, Nanoparticle, Cancer Cells, health )

Nancy
- 1015 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The next time you are stung by a bee, here's some consolation: a toxic protein in bee venom, when altered, significantly improves the effectiveness liposome-encapsulated drugs or dyes, such as those already used to treat or diagnose cancer.
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Philippa P. (154)
Friday August 6, 2010, 10:15 pm
They are doing magnificent work with bee venom therapy for conditions such as multiple schlerosis. How wonderful that they can help with cancer too.
 

Daffy McGee (276)
Friday August 6, 2010, 11:02 pm
noted(:
 

William K. (328)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 12:12 am
Wonderful advances.
 

NO EMAILS PLEASE (0)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 2:39 am
Thanks Nancy
 

patricia m lasek (317)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 6:20 am
Love those bees!
 

Alicia v. (181)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 6:28 am
Bees are the workers for excellence. We should do a tribute to them.
 

Gary C. (5)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 7:13 am
thanks for the article and let's thank the bees.
 

Jill E. (1)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 7:17 am
It will be interesting to see where this goes. Save the bees!
 

Betsy Bee (1370)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 7:30 am
Bees are the most marvelous of all social insects.
 

Shirley S. (121)
Saturday August 7, 2010, 10:59 pm
WOW ! This is amazing.I have always REVERED bees.
 

mr Crowley (23)
Sunday August 8, 2010, 1:21 am
great, thanks!
 

Dillon Buik (22)
Sunday August 8, 2010, 1:30 am
signed and noted thnks
 

Arild Warud (112)
Sunday August 8, 2010, 2:26 am
TY Nancy.
 

Joy Wong (63)
Sunday August 8, 2010, 6:31 am
" Busy as a bee", they were actually busy working on improving the drugs used for the treatment of cancer. Great job, Bees.
 

Sherri O. (249)
Sunday August 8, 2010, 1:49 pm
I've always loved bees. They are such wonderful little critters. I just hope they don't end up suffering for the sake of man.
 

Henriette Matthijssen (139)
Monday August 9, 2010, 2:19 am
Another reason yet again to respect & protect all living beings! As small as bees are they are certainly worth more then their weight in benefits to humans. I admire bees as they are hard little workers. Thanks Nancy for posting.
 

gerlinde p. (161)
Monday August 9, 2010, 7:00 am
interesting thankyou
 

Ursula Myers (2)
Tuesday August 10, 2010, 2:36 am
Bees have always been my favorite even before I knew much about them. Their social structure is amazing! The fact that they ingest honey when the bee keeper blows the smoke into their hive to save it for the colony is amazing to me. Thank you for the post!!
 
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