This page discusses cancer treatment strategies that manipulate DNA to control abnormal cell growth and prevent cancer spread. It highlights the role of nucleic acids, discovered by Friedrich Miescher...This page discusses cancer treatment strategies that manipulate DNA to control abnormal cell growth and prevent cancer spread. It highlights the role of nucleic acids, discovered by Friedrich Miescher, which are large biopolymers made of nucleotides. DNA is essential for storing genetic information necessary for protein production, while RNA helps translate that information into proteins.