franco + 96 FM February 22, 2018 DNA nanorobots that travel the bloodstream, find tumors, and dispense a protein that causes blood clotting trigger the death of cancer cells in mice, according to a study published ten days ago! The international team of researchers started with the goal of finding a path to design nanorobots that can be applied to treatment of cancer in humans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP February 22, 2018 Sometimes reality seems like a movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP February 22, 2018 (edited) We have multiple robots exploring Mars. We have dog - robots opening the door. We are mastering precision editing of our DNA with CRISPR. But we still have to "eject" hard drives before disconnecting them:) Edited February 22, 2018 by Pavel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAOIL + 33 OS February 22, 2018 Who's doing the testing of these in mice? 5 hours ago, franco said: DNA nanorobots that travel the bloodstream, find tumors, and dispense a protein that causes blood clotting trigger the death of cancer cells in mice, according to a study published ten days ago! The international team of researchers started with the goal of finding a path to design nanorobots that can be applied to treatment of cancer in humans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP February 23, 2018 It’s a long way away but promising. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 23, 2018 Yup. The potential for this sort of model is quite awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP February 28, 2018 Is there any data on how many cancers could be avoided by lifestyle changes? Just wondering if the money spent on nanorobots could be better spent on promoting healthier lifestyles in a way that has an immediate impact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 February 28, 2018 There is no doubt that nanotechnology is the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 28, 2018 Hope the pharmaceutical-industrial complex doesn't eliminate this breakthrough. Conflict of interest. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMOP + 227 February 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, damirUSBiH said: Hope the pharmaceutical-industrial complex doesn't eliminate this breakthrough. Conflict of interest. Definitely - there will be conflict. Guaranteed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 February 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, CMOP said: Definitely - there will be conflict. Guaranteed. Right--there is not much profit in a cure--only in treatment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blockchainbull + 26 CM February 28, 2018 I'm sure everything in their power will be done to stymie an actual cure for cancer, which probably could have existed ages ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodent + 1,424 February 28, 2018 I guess I'm not sure that it's a conscious effort to quash a cure--I think probably more likely is just that there is not the same profit incentive in cures than there is in treatments. I think people are working towards this end, but I think Big Pharma is really focusing more on treatments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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