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Scientists develop tiny 'nanoworms' to destroy tumours
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Posted on
May 09 2008 5:40 AM
by
adeal
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A collaboration between UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT scientists has resulted in the development of 'nanoworms' that could be the next generation of bio-devices to trace and destroy tumours too small to detect by conventional methods. The team says that the nanoworms can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body's immune defense system and home in on tumors. Their discovery is reminiscent of the 1966 science fiction movie, the Fantastic Voyage.
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