Chinese scientists use nanorobot to strangle tumors

Chinese scientists have folded DNA molecules* in an origami*-like process to make a nano* “Trojan horse*,” or nanorobot*, which is thinner than 1/4,000 of a hair and can release “killers” to fight cancer tumors.

Once released, the “Trojan horse” can attract platelets* and fibrinogen protein* to form a large clot in the blood vessel within hours to cut off the blood supply and “starve” the tumor to death.

‘Almighty God’ cult

members stand trial

Leading members of a branch of the “Almighty God” cult* in Northeast China stood trial in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, on July 31.

Heilongjiang police arrested the leader and some key members of the cult branch in Northeast China in June 2017, according to a police statement.

6 jailed for helping

students cheat in Beijing

Six people were jailed in Beijing for helping dozens of students cheat on China’s national exam for graduate schools.

On Tuesday, Zhang Wuya and five accomplices were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 20 months to four years for using high-tech equipment to provide answers to 33 students during the exam in December 2016.

Follow-up plan for defective vaccine recipients

A follow-up inoculation* plan was issued on Tuesday by the National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Drug Administration for people who have received rabies* vaccines* from Changchun Changsheng Bio-tech Co.

According to the plan, those who have received the vaccines but have not gone through the entire inoculation procedure can continue to receive valid vaccines from other companies for free.

Those who have completed the procedure with the vaccines in question and still want reinoculation can get it for free. For those who received the vaccines in question less than a year ago, vaccination institutions provide tracking, observation and advisory services. (SD-Agencies)