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Scientists said the drug is the ‘ideal prey for harmful cells’ and will be left alone by healthy cells.

By coupling SeNBD with a chemical food compound it becomes the “ideal prey for harmful cells” which ingest it “without being alerted to its toxic nature”. The drug was invented by University of Edinburgh researchers who compared it to a Trojan Horse, and its effects to a “metabolic warhead”. SeNBD is also a light-activated photosensitiser, meaning it kills cells only after it is turned on by visible light. Researchers have successfully tested a “Trojan Horse” drug which can kill...