Scientists said that the DNA, known as extrachromosomal DNA or ecDNA and nicknamed 'Bond villain', could transform cancer treatment.
Scientists have pinpointed pieces of DNA which, they say, act like Bond villains in the way they help cancers spread. These microscopic agents have also been shown to be responsible for helping tumours gain resistance to anti-cancer drugs.
The discovery of these bits of genetic material – known as extrachromosomal DNA or ecDNA – could revoluti...
