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Ultra-fast shocks scramble cells

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Powerful electrical pulses might zap tumours.

Usingvery short, very powerful electric shocks, researchers are developing a way to jolt cancer cells into committing suicide, or healthy cells into healing wounds.

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Pearson, H. Ultra-fast shocks scramble cells. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040315-2

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