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How to Diagnose Viral Infections With Nanotechnology

  • August 22, 2003

An injection of magnetic nanoparticles into your bloodstream could reveal precisely where harmful viruses are lurking. The particles are coated with antibodies to a particular virus, so they will form clumps that should be visible on conventional body scans if that virus is present. The Harvard team working on the project has already managed to detect viruses in body fluids and tissue samples. Much of the technology has been tested in humans, but you won't have access to this neat trick...