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Practicing Medicine at the Nanoscale
Human breast cancer cells (purple) are targeted by nanoparticles (green) developed by MIT professor Paula Hammond. The particles bind to receptors overexpressed by cancer cells.
Credit: Paula T. Hammond and Erik C. Dreaden
Modern medicine is largely based on treating patients with "small-molecule" drugs, which include pain relievers like aspirin and antibiotics such as penicillin.
From MIT News Office
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