Compound Hope in Battle Against Cancer (VIDEO)

Southern Methodist University

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A computational microscope simulates the behavior of human P-gp while interacting with the chemotherapeutic drug daunorubicin, which P-gp prevents from accumulating in the cell, causing the chemo to fail.

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Dr. John Wise and James McCormick

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