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Tiny 'Micro-Robots' in your Bloodstream Could Deliver Drugs with Greater Precision


The Washington Post reports: Scientists in Switzerland have created a robot the size of a grain of sand that is controlled by magnets and can deliver drugs to a precise location in the human body, a breakthrough aimed at reducing the severe side effects that stop many medicines from advancing in ...

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