‘Cornell dots’ that light up cancer cells go into clinical trials
Saturday, February 5, 2011 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
"Cornell Dots" -- brightly glowing nanoparticles -- may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial in humans of the new technology. It is the first time the FDA has approved using an inorganic material in the same fashion as a drug in humans.