KAIST team reverts colon cancer cells to normal without killing a single cell
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-10-06
A KAIST team led by Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho published a study in Advanced Science (DOI 10.1002/advs.202402132) showing colon cancer cells can be reverted to a normal state by controlling cellular differentiation trajectories — no poisoning, radiation, or cutting involved.
- For a century, oncology has relied on one philosophy: find the tumor and destroy it (chemo, radiation, surgery, immunotherapy)
- This work proposes a paradigm shift: tumors may not need to die, but can be rewritten back to health
- The authors argue the method itself — controlling differentiation trajectories — may matter more than the result
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