Gold 'nanoprobes' hold the key to treating killer diseases

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 10:31 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Cambridge, have developed a technique to help treat fatal diseases more effectively. Dr Sumeet Mahajan and his group at the Institute for Life Sciences at Southampton are using gold nanoprobes to identify different types of cells, so that they can use the right ones in stem cell therapies.

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