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Cure for Cancer?

Posted by Hemos on from the fixing-the-machine dept.

Ensign Regis writes "MIT's Technology Review is reporting that an Israeli institute has developed "molecular-sized" computers that can detect and eradicate cancer cells. Right now, it only works in test tubes, but it may soon be developed for humans."

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  1. Cures by Leffe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Interesting, first a cure for HIV, and now one for Cancer, what's next, the cure for 1337 5p34k?

    1. Re:Cures by p4ul13 · · Score: 2, Funny
      AIDs, cure on the way. Cancer, cure on the way.

      Ok, it's time to start playing the lotto.

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  2. Re:Let's all hope it won't be abused by razmaspaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually I rather hope that there will one day be a molecule sized computer that can eridacate politicians!

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  3. Progress... by p4ul13 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Right now, it only works in test tubes...

    While it is great that this may one day cure cancer in people, I think it's fantastic that in the mean time we can keep our test-tubes healthy.

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    1. Re:Progress... by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it just means we need to build bigger test tubes.

  4. Wonder achieved ! by Johan+Buret · · Score: 5, Funny

    Weizmann Institute of Science disovers Cure for Cancer.

    +1 happy citizen in each Israeli town.

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  5. Re:Could You Choose Beta Release Medicine? by 2names · · Score: 2, Funny
    Therefore, we don't have a system where people read about pre-pre-pre-clinical research like this, show up in the lab and have a grad student start injecting god-knows-what into them.

    Yeah, cuz then we'd have Spider-Men, Hulks, and what not running around _everywhere_. ;)

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