News tagged with smart bombs

Nanoparticle 'smart bomb' targets drug delivery to cancer cells

Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully modified a common plant virus to deliver drugs only to specific cells inside the human body, without affecting surrounding tissue. These tiny "smart bombs" ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Feb 12, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 1

World's first chemical guided missile could be the answer to wiping out cancer

Deakin University medical scientists have created the world's first cancer stem cell-targeting chemical missile, placing them a step closer to creating a medical 'smart bomb' that would seek out and eradicate the root of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

Feb 17, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0