Maybe not the cure for cancer but definitely a step in the right direction.
What scientist; Steve Benner has been able to do is add artificial base pairs, referred to as Z and P, which actively seek out cancer cells. This was achieved by finding the most cancer binding DNA. "This was repeated until they had strands of DNA that were no in the original population" - the DNA had evolved. This means that only Currently the scientists have yet to expand on this medical breakthrough. However the "foundations" for treating cancer have been built. Hinted by Floyd Romesberg in an interview, he suggested that now it is possible to selectively pick out and bind to cancer cells. It may be possible to selectively kill these cells. Before this could never be possible as there would always be a certain amount of crossfire with healthy cells being killed or damaged whilst trying to eradicate cancer cells. Now, chemically, scientists can avoid this issue and they can also make sure to kill all cancer cells. We are currently learning about DNA and its structure. Along with this is the nitrogenous bases, referred to as "the genetic alphabet" by the article, such as A, T, C and G (U being instead of T in RNA). The genetic alphabet doesn't need to end with a Z and a P, the possibilities now the method is there are endless.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630244-400-artificial-dna-can-evolve-to-expertly-pick-out-cancer-cells/
What scientist; Steve Benner has been able to do is add artificial base pairs, referred to as Z and P, which actively seek out cancer cells. This was achieved by finding the most cancer binding DNA. "This was repeated until they had strands of DNA that were no in the original population" - the DNA had evolved. This means that only Currently the scientists have yet to expand on this medical breakthrough. However the "foundations" for treating cancer have been built. Hinted by Floyd Romesberg in an interview, he suggested that now it is possible to selectively pick out and bind to cancer cells. It may be possible to selectively kill these cells. Before this could never be possible as there would always be a certain amount of crossfire with healthy cells being killed or damaged whilst trying to eradicate cancer cells. Now, chemically, scientists can avoid this issue and they can also make sure to kill all cancer cells. We are currently learning about DNA and its structure. Along with this is the nitrogenous bases, referred to as "the genetic alphabet" by the article, such as A, T, C and G (U being instead of T in RNA). The genetic alphabet doesn't need to end with a Z and a P, the possibilities now the method is there are endless.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630244-400-artificial-dna-can-evolve-to-expertly-pick-out-cancer-cells/