Researchers at TUS have developed an edible plant-based nanoparticle that could be the next potent anticancer therapeutic. Credit: Makiya Nishikawa from Tokyo University of Science ================================================================== Nanomaterials have revolutionized the world of cancer therapy, and plant-derived nanoparticles have the added advantage of being cost-effective and easy to mass produce. Researchers from Tokyo University of Science have recently developed novel corn-derived bionanoparticles for targeting cancer cells directly, via an immune mechanism. The results are encouraging, and the technique has demonstrated efficacy in treating tumor-bearing laboratory mice. Moreover, no serious adverse effects have been reported in mice so far. Nanoparticles, or particles...