The new drug carrier (shown as blue-red strands) is split by an enzyme (purple structure), delivering the therapeutic (blue spheres) to a cancerous cell. (IMAGE)

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The new drug carrier (shown as blue-red strands) is split by an enzyme (purple structure), delivering the therapeutic (blue spheres) to a cancerous cell.

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The new drug carrier (shown as blue-red strands) is split by an enzyme (purple structure), delivering the therapeutic (blue spheres) to a cancerous cell.

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Adapted from ACS Central Science 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6c00185

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