The research, which was conducted on mice, demonstrates how these tiny nanomachines are propelled by urea present in urine and precisely target the tumour, attacking it with a radioisotope carried on their surface.

Urea-powered nanorobots reduce bladder tumors by 90% in mice::undefined

  • lagomorphlecture@lemm.eeEnglish
    30·
    10 months ago

    Wish I had known about and had access to this. I have to put my cat to sleep tomorrow because of a bladder tumor that’s partially blocking his urethra. I would have definitely turn him into a borg kitty. Poor old man :(

    • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      10 months ago

      Sorry for your kitty loss.

      Just be there for em when you put em down. It’s hard, but the regret of the alternative is worse.

      I’m sure you gave that old man a great cat life 😺

      • lagomorphlecture@lemm.eeEnglish
        10·
        10 months ago

        Thank you. He also has kidney disease and ngl, I have let him eat literally anything he wants today. Might as well out feeling happy.

    • DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      It would certainly make a helluva story. Life on earth irradiated away, and the last battle for it all is the mice versus the cockroaches. Since we’re mammals… this has happened… before…