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Nanotechnology is moving from fiction to reality, with at least two universities studying the use of miniature robots inside the body to treat diseases and address other health concerns.
Fans of Fantastic Voyage take heart: The innovative nanotechnology featured in the 1966 movie about miniaturized doctors entering a human body may actually be coming true—sort of.
Researchers at both Stanford University and Purdue University have recently published studies on the use of miniaturized robots inserted into the body to treat certain health concerns. The robots could be used to delivered timed doses of medicine, chart the course of a tumor or disease, or even remove obstructions such as blood clots.
While nanotechnology has long been a popular topic in fiction,...
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