Magnetic Particles Can Break Up Tumors

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of technology (Georgia Tech) and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have recently developed a new type of nanoparticles that could be used in the near future to successfully fight cancer. The magnetic particles are able to find and affix themselves to cancer cell... [ read more >> ]

Nanoparticles, in brown, attach themselves to cancer cells, in violet, from the human abdominal cavity

Image comment: Nanoparticles, in brown, attach themselves to cancer cells, in violet, from the human abdominal cavity
Image credits: Ken Scarberry / Georgia Tech

Nanoparticles, in brown, attach themselves to cancer cells, in violet, from the human abdominal cavity
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