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DEC 21, 2016 3:02 PM PST

Finding Cancer Cells on the Move

WRITTEN BY: Xuan Pham

Liquid biopsies have recently become the new platform for noninvasive and accurate monitoring of cancer progression. Now a team at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute have expanded on the concept, using carbon nanotubes and antibodies to achieve highly sensitive and efficient diagnosis of cancer metastasis.

 

 

About the Author
Xuan Pham
Doctorate (PhD)
I am a human geneticist, passionate about telling stories to make science more engaging and approachable. Find more of my writing at the Hopkins BioMedical Odyssey blog and at TheGeneTwist.com.
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