{"data":{"id":3,"lang":"en","title":"Scientists Develop Revolutionary Cancer Treatment That Reprograms Tumor Cells","summary":"Breakthrough cancer treatment reprograms immune cells inside tumors. Webb telescope discovers rare cosmic dust, and shape-shifting molecules could revolutionize AI hardware.","category":"science","category_label":"Science","published_at":"2026-01-21T19:22:53Z","updated_at":"2026-01-21T19:22:53Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/3-scientists-develop-revolutionary-cancer-treatment-that-reprograms-tumor-cells","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/3?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/3.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1532187863486-abf9dbad1b69?w=800","word_count":269,"reading_time_minutes":2,"sources":[],"translation":null,"content":"KAIST researchers have developed a groundbreaking way to reprogram immune cells already inside tumors into cancer-killing machines. A drug injected directly into the tumor is absorbed by macrophages, prompting them to recognize and attack cancer cells while activating nearby immune defenses. This eliminates the need for lab-based cell extraction and modification, potentially making cancer immunotherapy more accessible and affordable.\n\nIn other medical breakthroughs, researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life. The condition is caused by changes in a single gene that prevent insulin-producing cells from working properly, opening new avenues for targeted treatments.\n\nSpace science is also advancing rapidly. Using NASA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A — metallic iron dust and silicon carbide produced by aging stars. This finding shows that even when the universe had only a fraction of todays heavy elements, stars could still forge solid dust grains.\n\nMeanwhile, scientists at Texas A\u0026M University are working to uncover the universes hidden majority — the roughly 95% made up of dark matter and dark energy — by designing advanced semiconductor detectors equipped with cryogenic quantum sensors.\n\nIn technology news, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science have developed molecular devices that can switch roles, behaving as memory, logic, or learning elements within the same structure. These shape-shifting molecules could represent the future of AI hardware, bringing electronics closer to materials that learn the way brains do.\n\nLooking ahead, 2026 promises clinical trials of gene editing to treat rare human disorders, and a sample collection mission from Phobos, Mars moon."}}