Unlocking the Mystery of Why a Plant Virus Is So Powerful at Fighting Cancer – Even Metastatic Cancer - SciTechDaily

Cowpea mosaic virus, a plant virus that infects legumes, has a special power that you may not be aware of: when injected into a tumor, it activates the immune system to treat the cancer—even metastatic cancer—and prevent it from returning. Researchers at the …

ByUniversity of California - San DiegoMay 2, 2022 Veronique Beiss, who is the studys first author, prepares a tray of plants to produce cowpea mosaic virus nanoparticles. Credit: David Baillot/UC Sa… [+7034 chars]

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