[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091213/ttc-microchip-detects-cancer-in-minutes-e1d36ba.html]Source[/url]
[quote]Blood tests for cancer and other diseases could be carried out in minutes using a revolutionary microchip detector.
Scientists have successfully tested the technology for the first time to detect biomarkers for prostate and breast cancer.
The device uses arrays of tiny "nanosensors" that catch specific proteins in blood.
It could be developed to test for numerous conditions ranging from cancers to heart disease at the same time.
"Doctors could have these small, portable devices in their offices and get nearly instant readings," said Dr Tarek Fahmy, a member of the US development team at Yale University.
"They could also carry them into the field and test patients on site."
At present blood tests involve taking a sample, sending it to a laboratory, and subjecting it to chemical analysis.
Often patients have to wait several days to get their results. The new microchip can deliver biomarker readings in a matter of minutes.
The device is also much more precise than existing technologies so that results are less dependent on human interpretation.
The chip is embedded with microscopic nanowires sensitive to certain "antigen" proteins which act as markers for different diseases. The research is reported in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.[/quote]
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Badass.
yes now if i get leukmia i can found out right away instead of a few more days in which i could get a stroke and die, and dieing a virgin kinda sux u know
nice, do want
Epic.
New item for the Xmas list.
[QUOTE=lum1naire;18921745]yes now if i get leukmia i can found out right away instead of a few more days in which i could get a stroke and die, and dieing a virgin kinda sux u know[/QUOTE]
More pussy, less chips.
This is amazing.
That is sweet.
Good.
Cool.
Awesome.
Riveting.
I'm just joining in on the one comment spree don't judge me.
I think nano technology is going to bring us some seriously innovative things in the near future, I can't wait to see if they develop this to a stage of nano bots CURING cancer.
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[QUOTE=shipkiller;18921758]nice, do want[/QUOTE]
Totally creased at your avatar!!
Another piece of technology against cancer that has a very small chance in being put to actual use.
[QUOTE=Amez;18925061]Another piece of technology against cancer that has a very small chance in being put to actual use.[/QUOTE]
Motherfucker, you got there before me. Unless it increases revenue for someone, it is unlikely to ever be used. Cynical, but ultimately true.
[QUOTE=evilking1;18922021]More pussy, less chips.[/QUOTE]
Evilking is talking about what diet you should be on, by the way.
[QUOTE=The Jackal;18921738]Badass.[/QUOTE]
This.
Fantastic!
Walk into office, insert microchip, leave knowing you have cancer. What a day.
I love the future.
All these medical advances since the turn of the century have been pretty cool. We can grow organs, have a (very small) chance at curing AIDS, and locate cancer with much more ease. I can't wait to see how the medical field will be in twenty years.
[QUOTE=3com111;18930554]I love the future.[/QUOTE]
I don't love something that i can only predict. That's why i hate the weather.
This is awesome news, think of all the lives that will be saved by finding diseases in their early stages.
this is the type of science you hear about but never surfaces
where is my water hard drive, robot blood cells, compressed air car and ocular implants
[QUOTE=nono345;18931358]this is the type of science you hear about but never surfaces
where is my water hard drive, robot blood cells, compressed air car and ocular implants[/QUOTE]
water hard drive? nig u crayz
[QUOTE=nono345;18931358]this is the type of science you hear about but never surfaces
where is my water hard drive, robot blood cells, compressed air car and ocular implants[/QUOTE]
I know, what the fuck?
Even if we see this in hospitals, there's probably a $2000 surcharge for the right to have it used on you.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;18931441]I know, what the fuck?
Even if we see this in hospitals, there's probably a $2000 surcharge for the right to have it used on you.[/QUOTE]
$2000 that could save your life? I'd pay that.
[QUOTE=M3tis;18931715]$2000 that could save your life? I'd pay that.[/QUOTE]
[b]could[/b] -- means you would need checkups
I'm never putting a microchip in my body.
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