A malaria protein may be the key to a universal blood test for cancer

While numerous biomarkers are being discovered signaling the presence of different cancers, it's proving a big challenge to find a single easy way to track all kinds of cancer. Remarkable new work from the University of Copenhagen may have finally found a solution, discovering that a protein produced by malaria parasites is perfectly engineered to detect most cancer cells.

.. Continue Reading A malaria protein may be the key to a universal blood test for cancer

Category: Medical

Tags:

• Blood
• Cancer
• Diagnostic devices
• Malaria
• Protein

from New Atlas https://ift.tt/2w2USC6