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Because they attack the cells in the body and cancer cells are just the mutated cell of our body very good question by the way
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What can bacteria do that viruses cannot?
Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.
How does small interfearing RNA kill cancer cells?
Small interfering RNA molecules can kill cancer cells by inhibiting the expression of oncogenes which give the cancer cells their cancerous properties.
Does amino acid kill cancer cells?
No. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. They're not cytotoxic, which is what they'd need to be to kill cancer cells.
Why viruses regarded as being biological important?
1. Virotherapy is an experimental form of cancer treatment using biotechnology to convert viruses into cancer-fighting agents by reprogramming viruses to attack cancerous cells, while healthy cells remained relatively undamaged. Usually the viruses used are herpes simplex virus or Adenoviruses.
How does cancer affect growth and reproduction of cells?
cancer is defined as the numerous growth of harmful cells.so they kill the remaining healthy protecting cells,in this way they kill most of them.they even stop the reproduction of new cells and kill them if they reproduce.
What are oncolytic viruses?
Oncolytic viruses are viruses used in cancer treatment. They kill these viruses through chemical means in multiple stages by attacking infected cells.
Do viruses really kill cancer cell?
no
Why do viruses kill?
Your host cells in your body.
What can bacteria do that viruses cannot?
Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.
How does small interfearing RNA kill cancer cells?
Small interfering RNA molecules can kill cancer cells by inhibiting the expression of oncogenes which give the cancer cells their cancerous properties.
How does an oncologist kill cancer cells but not the healthy ones?
killler t cells kill them
How do cancer cells kill an organism?
Cancer kills an organism by destroying the red blood cells.
What two fruits can kill cancer?
I heard that peaches and plums can kill breast cancer cells :)
How does samarium help kill cancer cells?
Samarium doesn't kill cancer cells. A radioactive isotope of samarium (samarium-153) is used in a chemotherapy agent, but it's the radiation, not the samarium, that kills the cancer cells.
Does radium kill cancer cells?
Yes
Does radiation kill cancer cells?
Yes
Does amino acid kill cancer cells?
No. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. They're not cytotoxic, which is what they'd need to be to kill cancer cells.
