Can Robot Worms Kill Cancer?

by sweet east pearl | June 5, 2008 at 02:20 am
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Can Robot Worms Kill Cancer?

Can Robot Worms Kill Cancer?

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Scientist are creating tiny mechanical "nanoworms" that could zip through the human body like cruise missiles, finding cancerous tumors that are too small to be seen any other way.

That could lead to very early detection before the cancer even begins to spread, and ultimately these tiny vehicles — 3 million times smaller than an earthworm — may be able to deliver a lethal blow to the tumor.

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