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Gold nanoparticles, when coated with a cancer antibody, are effective at binding to tumour cells and can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. When bound to the gold, the cancer cells scatter light, making it very easy to identify the noncancerous cells from the malignant ones.

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Gold nanoparticles

Alpha 1,3 galactosyl transferase

A selection of iron work - casters and pivots

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Gold nanoparticles

Gold nanoparticles, when coated with a cancer antibody, are effective at binding to tumour cells and can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. When bound to the gold, the cancer cells scatter light, making it very easy to identify the noncancerous cells from the malignant ones.

A selection of iron work - casters and pivots

Pin Head, artwork of the brain