Science Nation: Neon Cancer Detector

Clear vial with a glowing pink liquid. Caption: may one day make treating cancer easier

Professor Michael Sailor hopes to dramatically change how cancer is being treated. With support from the National Science Foundation, he is on a quest to create nanoparticles that travel the bloodstream, latch onto cancers in their earliest stages, and destroy them.

(Source: DCMP)

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biology, chemistry

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  • Science Nation: Neon Cancer Detector

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    OER
    Author:
    National Science Foundation
    Length:
    6 minutes