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Re:CRISPR Tech Selectively Shreds Cancer Cells, Including "U... by cyberax on Friday June 12, 2026 @02:37PM (#48507779)
> So the question is: how do you detect specifically only cancer cells via lipid nanoparticles?

You don't. Healthy cells will also get these nanoparticles, but without the triggering DNA sequence, the mRNA payload will remain inert and eventually will be degraded.

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Re:CRISPR Tech Selectively Shreds Cancer Cells, Including "U... by spligak on Friday June 12, 2026 @04:02PM (#48508817)
> Healthy cells will also get these nanoparticles, but without the triggering DNA sequence, the mRNA payload will remain inert and eventually will be degraded.

This is my understanding as well.

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