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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Magnetic Soil Bacteria Gives Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

Dr. Georgia Giakoumis Spear points to dense breast tissue on a mammogram at Skokie Hospital on December 5, 2018. (via REUTERS)

Scientists are developing magnetically guided microscopic projectiles that can be injected into patients’ blood to attack breast, prostate and other tumors, according to The Guardian.

The project – led by researchers at Sheffield University – builds on progress in two key medical fields. The first involves viruses that specifically attack tumors. The second focuses on soil bacteria that manufacture magnets which they use to align themselves in the Earth’s magnetic field.

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