Queensland researchers are hailing a world-first "cure" for cervical cancer, having killed off tumours in mice using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
"This is the first cure for any cancer using this technology," Nigel McMillan, the lead researcher and the director of infectious disease and immunology at The Menzies Health Institute Queensland, said.
The scientists used CRISPR-Cas9, a technology for changing the sequence of DNA in cells to correct mutations, to successfully target and treat cervical cancer tumours in mice using "stealth" nanoparticles
