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Iridium catalyst activates chemotherapy drug directly at targeted cancer cells

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Conventional chemotherapy treatments often attack not only cancer cells but also healthy tissue, leading to severe side effects such as hair loss or nausea. The team led by Dr. Thomas Ward from the Department of Chemistry and the…

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