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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 35 sec.) ; 165498912 bytes |
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Targeting tumours with gold; engineering medical nanobots; shaking up drug delivery; infiltrating human cells; history of nanotech; and how small is small?GOLDEN BULLETSGold nanoparticles of various shapes are proving useful for medical treatments, such as for cancer. Billions of gold 'nanoshells' are infused into the bloodstream to carry proteins that seek out tumours, and once inside, destroy them with heat absorbed from infrared light. Mark Horstman meets researchers using gold nanorods to target mobile pathogens. .FUTURE OF NANOMEDICINEMolecular robots may sound like a crazy sci fi idea, but our bodies are already teeming with them in the form of DNA and RNA that continually go about their machine-like business within our cells. Graham Phillips discovers that research is underway to hack the blueprint of Nature's nanobots to help us custom build our own.RESPIRED MEDSNo one really likes to receive medicine via a needle, but some injections are a daily reality. Maryanne Demasi discovers that new technology developed at Monash University is helping to make drug delivery as simple as taking a deep breath. 'Respire' vibrates drugs, vaccines and other therapeutics, into a mist of particles, just the right size to be absorbed by the lungs. TRACKING CELLSIt's not every day that a defect can be considered an advantage but in the case of a diamond nanocrystal with a nitrogen vacancy, the imperfection renders it perfect. Tanya Ha meets the team of scientists at Melbourne University responsible for creating a nano diamond sensor that's providing insider information about cells including how drugs work and their efficacy. A BRIEF HISTORY OF NANOTECHNOLOGYOver the past decade, tinkering with tiny things has become seriously big business. This pop up animation by Daniel Keogh helps put nanotechnology in perspective.HOW SMALL IS SMALL?Ever had one of those days where you feel small and insignificant? Well take heart there are plenty of things a lot smaller than you |
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Broadcast 2011-08-25 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Cancer -- Treatment.
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Chronic diseases -- Treatment.
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Injections.
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Nanocrystals.
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Nanotechnology.
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Streaming video
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Berry, Drew, contributor
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Cortie, Michael, contributor
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Dabby, Nadine, contributor
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Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
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Friend, James, contributor
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Ha, Tanya, reporter
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Hollenberg, Lloyd, contributor
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Horstman, Mark, reporter
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Keogh, Daniel, reporter
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Mahapatra, Suddho, contributor
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Merkle, Ralph, contributor
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Muller, Derek, reporter
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Phillips, Graham, host
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Rothemund, Paul, contributor
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Wallace, Euan, contributor
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Yan, Annie, contributor
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Yeo, Leslie, contributor
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