Comments on: Nanotech Could Cure Cancer? http://donklephant.com/2005/11/08/nanotech-could-cure-cancer/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/11/08/nanotech-could-cure-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Justin Gardner Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:05:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/11/08/nanotech-could-cure-cancer/#comment-3569 <blockquote>Disclaimer: I’m a Rice U grad, but not connected with this.</blockquote> Bragging is allowed. This is a blog after all...

Disclaimer: I’m a Rice U grad, but not connected with this.

Bragging is allowed. This is a blog after all…

]]> By: sleipner http://donklephant.com/2005/11/08/nanotech-could-cure-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 sleipner Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:09:16 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/11/08/nanotech-could-cure-cancer/#comment-3561 I read something about a similar option recently, a researcher at Rice U was using carefully sized gold nanoparticles which migrate to and concentrate themselves in the less-well constructed blood vessels of tumors, where then they can be heated from outside the body using specific frequency light. Supposedly in a mouse tumor first phase clinical trial they had 100% remission. http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=7304&SnID=452795533 Disclaimer: I'm a Rice U grad, but not connected with this. I read something about a similar option recently, a researcher at Rice U was using carefully sized gold nanoparticles which migrate to and concentrate themselves in the less-well constructed blood vessels of tumors, where then they can be heated from outside the body using specific frequency light. Supposedly in a mouse tumor first phase clinical trial they had 100% remission.

http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=7304&SnID=452795533

Disclaimer: I’m a Rice U grad, but not connected with this.

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