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Phage Therapy for Cancer

Updated 2026-06-25 16:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Scientists propose using phages to target cancer cells by leveraging vaccine-induced immunity. This innovative approach could revolutionize cancer treatment.

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New Scientist

Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells

Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines

2026-06-25 10:21 UTC

New Scientist

If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be

The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page

2026-06-25 13:29 UTC