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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 17:51:56 -0800
From: Scott Wakefield <>
Subject: "Voyage of the Nano-Surgeons"
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/15jan_nano.htm?aol26598

Voyage of the Nano-Surgeons

NASA-funded scientists are crafting microscopic vessels that
can venture into the human body and repair problems ? one cell
at a time.

January 15, 2002: It's like a scene from the movie "Fantastic
Voyage." A tiny vessel -- far smaller than a human cell --
tumbles through a patient's bloodstream, hunting down diseased
cells and penetrating their membranes to deliver precise doses
of medicines.

Only this isn't Hollywood. This is real science.  ...

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