The human story behind a cancer treatment breakthrough #shorts #ad

By Dr. Becky

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AD | Cancer cells produce abnormal, shortened sugar chains on their surface, whereas healthy cells don't. A glycobiologist named Paula Videira and her team spent 25 years asking why, and that question has now led to an antibody that can target a sugar signature found on around 80% of tumours. Videira and her team are now a finalist in the European Inventor Award 2026 run by the European Patent Office! @TheEPO #InventorAward Find out more about the other equally incredible finalists and vote for the Popular Prize here: https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/european-inventor-award Plus you can watch the ceremony live on 2 July over on my YouTube channel. Video filmed on a Sony ⍺7 IV Video edited and produced by Dr Becky Smethurst --- 📚 My book, "A Brief History of Black Holes", out NOW in hardback, paperback, e-book and audiobook (which I narrated myself!): http://lnk.to/DrBecky --- 👕 My merch, including JWST designs, are available here (with worldwide shipping!): https://dr-be