researchers at the University of Medicine Carolina at Chapel Hill have overcome a decades - long problem of delivering drugs to the human body using red blood cells . The team , led by Professor David Lawrence , created a weak energy bond between vitamin B12 , which was linked to the test protein , and attached a fluorescent module to the bond . Long wavelength light was then introduced , cutting the bond between the protein and B12 carrier , with the fluorescent module acting as an antenna . The breakthrough has huge implications for the dosage and side - effects of drugs in the future .
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have overcome a decades-long problem of delivering drugs to the human body using red blood cells. The team, led by Professor David Lawrence, created a weak energy bond between vitamin B12, which was linked to the test drug, and attached a fluorescent module to the bond. Long wavelength light was then introduced, cutting the bond between the drug and B12 carrier, with the fluorescent module acting as an antenna. The breakthrough has huge implications for the dosage and side-effects of drugs in the future.