March 27, 2007

Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms

To the delight of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, living cells gobbled up fluorine-laced nanoparticles without needing any coaxing. Then, because of the unusual meal, the cells were easily located with MRI scanning after being injected into mice.

press release | EurekAlert

~The inner space weapons race begins! Weird weird diseases to soon follow-- "His freaking pancreas exploded!"--Stay tuned.

Posted by Stubbornson at March 27, 2007 03:27 PM