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Bee’s Project: Cancer In A Glass

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It’s known around the science community that trained bees are known to be able to sniff out such ailments as forms of cancer, the common cold, even pregnancy (an ailment to some.) The Bee’s Project incases the yellow jackets into hand blown glass objects, where the insects can smell and hover over your saliva, telling you of all of the ailments you might have.

Is this covered under my HMO? I think I want another opinion. (more…)

Nanofactory for custom medical needs with no side effects

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Picture this. You come down with a horrible case of some horrible diarrhea inducing disease. Now imagine being able to take a pill that literally detects the illness, builds a custom remedy, and then delivers the drug to the necessary areas in need of healing. The University Of Maryland is working on a similar method in which magnetic nanofactories would literally build their own medication for whatever ailment was found.

We admit, the diagram above really doesn’t provide much in sight into the process unless you happen to be a molecular biologist, which odds are you are not. Though one ultra cool benefit of these nanofactories would be no side effects, since the process would target specific areas of disease, rather than circulating through your entire body. — Andrew Dobrow

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