http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/sep/01/wasp-study-sting-leukaemia-prostate-bladder-cancer-cells
Excerpts of the September 2015 study:
“entirely new class of anti-cancer drugs.”
“Brazilian wasp Polybia paulista”
“suppress the growth of prostate and bladder cancer cells, as well as leukaemia cells resistant to a range of drugs.”
” makes holes in the protective membranes around tumour cells by interacting with lipids.”… “and creates large holes through which molecules vital to a cancer cell’s survival leak out.”….”critical molecules such as RNA and proteins to easily escape cells.”
“Dr Paul Beales, a researcher from Leeds University”
“This could be useful in developing new combination therapies, where multiple drugs are used simultaneously to treat a cancer by attacking different parts of the cancer cells at the same time.”