Legions of Nanorobots Target Cancerous Tumors with Precision (IMAGE)

Polytechnique Montréal

Legions of Nanorobots Target Cancerous Tumors with Precision

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The legions of nanorobotic agents are actually composed of more than 100 million flagellated bacteria -- and therefore self-propelled -- and loaded with drugs that moved by taking the most direct path between the drug's injection point and the area of the body to cure.

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Montréal Nanorobotics Laboratory

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