Nanomedicine One Step Closer to Reality

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http://www.zeitnews.org/nanotechnology/nanomedicine-one-step-closer-to-reality.html

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A class of engineered nanoparticles -- gold-centered spheres smaller than viruses -- has been shown safe when administered by two alternative routes in a mouse study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine. This marks the first step up the ladder of toxicology studies that, within a year and a half, could yield to human trials of the tiny agents for detection of colorectal and possibly other cancers.