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Researchers track how Osmium reacts in a single cancer cell – News-Medical.Net

Osmium is a rare precious metal that could be used to treat cancer with fewer side effects when compared to Platinum, currently used in nearly half of chemotherapies….

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Osmium is a rare precious metal that could be used to treat cancer with fewer side effects when compared to Platinum, currently used in nearly half of chemotherapies.
How exactly Osmium reacts in a single cancer cell has been tracked by researchers from the University of Warwick.
Using a 185-meter synchrotron beamline, the researchers found that Osmium reacts in the cytoplasm rather than the nucleus of a human lung cancer cell, which may reduce side effects.
Using a 185-meter beamline at the Diamond…

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