Google X lab developing cancer-detecting pill
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028380
Globe and Mail : People may one day pop a pill filled with magnetized nanoparticles that will circulate through the body looking for signs of cancer. That is one of many projects being developed by Google X, a facility dedicated to exploring innovative technologies, such as the self-driving car. The cancer-detecting nanoparticles would be coated with antibodies that bind with abnormal cells. A device worn by the patient would then recall the nanoparticles and download the data they’ve gathered. Such technology could monitor an individual’s health 24/7, deliver medicine to localized areas, and detect other problems as well, such as arterial plaques. So far, the project is only in the exploratory phase.
