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Peptide-covered iron nanoparticles home in on cancerous tumors
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-01-29 18:39:56
Researchers discover that covering iron-oxide nanoparticles with a special peptide allows nanoparticles to stick to blood protein clots found only on the blood-vessel walls of cancerous tumors. Once stuck to the clot, the researchers say that additional nanoparticles accumulate at the clot site, which eventually will stop blood flow and ultimately will kill the tumor.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-01-29 18:39:56
Researchers discover that covering iron-oxide nanoparticles with a special peptide allows nanoparticles to stick to blood protein clots found only on the blood-vessel walls of cancerous tumors. Once stuck to the clot, the researchers say that additional nanoparticles accumulate at the clot site, which eventually will stop blood flow and ultimately will kill the tumor.
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Branson’s new Virgin business to store stem cells
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-01-29 11:33:04
On Thursday, February 1, 2007, English entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, chairman of The Virgin Group Ltd, opens a bio-tech business to cold-store stem cells for parents in the form of umbilical blood from newborn children.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-01-29 11:33:04
On Thursday, February 1, 2007, English entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, chairman of The Virgin Group Ltd, opens a bio-tech business to cold-store stem cells for parents in the form of umbilical blood from newborn children.
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