Nash and Veiseh with vials of “drug factory” implants (IMAGE)

Rice University

Nash and Veiseh with vials of “drug factory” implants

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Rice University bioengineers Amanda Nash (left) and Omid Veiseh with vials of bead-like “drug factories” they created to treat cancer. The beads are designed to continuously produce natural compounds that program the immune system to attack tumors.

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Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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