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Medical Technology goes Nano

Tiny "autonomous molecular computers" are under development to detect and treat cancer

Medical scientists in Israel are applying nanotechnology to develop tiny "autonomous molecular computers" to detect cancer and dispense drugs to treat it. Transgenic pigs that glow fluorescent green show the success of viral gene vectors in agricultural research. The new substance hapkeite discovered in a meteorite that originated on the Moon and landed in Oman. Acoustic specialists helping bell makers.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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