A PROMISING cancer treatment is being investigated as the basis for a stun gun that produces longer-lasting shocks than existing weapons, such as the Taser.
The technology delivers nanosecond pulses of high voltage that can punch temporary holes in a cell nucleus or other structures inside a cell. This can cause a cell to destroy itself in the process known as apoptosis, which is what makes it a potential cancer treatment.
Now these nanosecond pulses are being investigated as a way to temporarily disable muscles, according to David Law at the Pentagon’s in Quantico, Virginia.…
