Extremely Accurate Nanotech Cancer Test Developed

Posted by Zonk on Sunday September 25, 2005 @07:17AM from the adventures-in-inner-space dept.

Sylvestre writes "Medical News Today reports that Harvard researchers have developed an accurate test for cancer using nanotechnology. From the article: 'Harvard University researchers have found that molecular markers indicating the presence of cancer in the body are readily detected in blood scanned by special arrays of silicon nanowires -- even when these cancer markers constitute only one hundred-billionth of the protein present in a drop of blood. In addition to this exceptional accuracy and sensitivity, the minuscule devices also promise to pinpoint the exact type of cancer present with a speed not currently available to clinicians.'"

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RTFA by (eternal_software) · 2005-09-25 07:22 · Score: 4, Informative

These tests are performed on a drop of blood. They don't enter the body!

"A nanowire array can test a mere pinprick of blood in just minutes, providing a nearly instantaneous scan for many different cancer markers."