Google X team’s latest project aims to detect cancer and other diseases early

The Google X team has another very cool project they are working on, and it could wind up saving a lot of lives in the future. They are developing tiny magnetic particles, called nanoparticles, that would patrol the human body looking for signs of cancer and other diseases.

These nanoparticles would attach to cells, proteins, or other molecules inside the body. They are less than one-thousandth the width of a red blood cell, and would enter the body in a pill form.

They are also developing a wearable device, which includes a magnet for attracting and counting the particles, that acts as a monitoring tool. The issue is that it needs to be small enough to be unobtrusive, but still be able to maintain battery life for along period of time.

According to Andrew Conrad, head of the Life Sciences team at Google X, “Every test you ever go to the doctor for will be done through this system.”

Exciting news indeed, but Google still has a long way to go. Industry experts tell us to that we probably won’t see this technology for at least 5 more years.

Here’s a couple of videos of Andrew Conrad explaining this amazing technology, and hit up the source link for even more information.

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source: WSJ

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