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Researchers in Scotland hope antibodies found in sharks' blood may be able to block key molecules found in cancer cells.
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Scientists at Aberdeen University are beginning a three-year study to monitor how the antibody (IgNAR) which helps sharks fight off cancerous cells could do the same job in the human body.
The three-year study will look at two molecules - HER2 and HER3 - found on the surface of cancer cells. When these molecules pair-up on the surface of a cancer cell, they signal it to grow and divide. The study will investigate if shark IgNAR antibodies can be used to stop these two molecules from working and sending this signal.