Tissue-digging nanodrills do just enough damage

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(Funded by the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists at Rice University, Biola University, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center have demonstrated that molecular nanomachines that spin up to 3 million times per second can target diseased cells and kill them in minutes. The nanomachines could be used to control parasites and treat skin cancer.