Fireflies' glow gene helps researchers evaluate cancer drugs

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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have used a gene, which produces a flash in fireflies, to track the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs.

In a first of its kind effort, researchers have now shown that a technique called bioluminescence imaging (BLI) can be used to determine the effectiveness of cancer drugs that obstruct the blood supply to a tumor.

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