News Story
A novel molecular dictator 'with a conscience' discovered
UNSW researchers have uncovered an important naturally occurring mechanism in the body where "bad" cells that cause blockages in our blood vessels are kept under strict growth control, while "good" cells that keep our blood vessels free of clots and growths are left unaffected.
The discovery is expected to benefit those who will need heart coronary bypass surgery, an angioplasty - the mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally blocked blood vessel - or will undergo haemodialysis.
Professor Levon Khachigian, from UNSW’s Centre for Vascular Research, who previously pioneered "molecular assassin" drug technology, describes this novel mechanism he discovered as “a molecular dictatorship with a conscience”.
For the full story, see the UNSW website.
News story published 23/07/2007