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DISEASE-FIGHTING SUBMARINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disease-fighting submarine
1, record 1, English, disease%2Dfighting%20submarine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An all-purpose disease-fighting nanomachine might take the form of a miniature submarine that would navigate its way through the bloodstream. In that submarine would be a powerful nanocomputer. This computer would be programmed to seek out and destroy disease-causing organisms. Sensor devices attached to the submarine would examine all objects it encountered, studying their shapes and surface molecules, and comparing them with a database of known disease organisms stored in the computer's memory banks. When a pathogen is encountered, it could be destroyed, broken down into its molecular building blocks. 2, record 1, English, - disease%2Dfighting%20submarine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sous-marin médical
1, record 1, French, sous%2Dmarin%20m%C3%A9dical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il serait plus logique que la médecine lutte contre les maladies avec des outils plus ou moins adaptés à la taille de la cellule, afin de reconnaître individuellement la cellule malade et de la traiter de façon sélective. Notre système immunitaire sait le faire: certains lymphocytes sont capables de reconnaître des cellules malades isolées pour n'éliminer qu'elles, ce qui explique éventuellement la «guérison spontanée» occasionnellement observée du mélanome malin, un cancer de la peau. Pour appliquer cette stratégie en médecine, nous aurions besoin d'instruments à l'échelle nanométrique, capables de reconnaître des maladies («détecteurs») et de les traiter («effecteurs») [...] . Jusqu'à leur application aux patients, ces méthodes nanotechnologiques futuristes demanderont encore des années de recherche et de développement. Les «nanoconteneurs» synthétiques en cours de développement réunissent déjà un certain nombre de conditions pour devenir peut-être un jour les «sous-marins médicaux» de l'avenir. 1, record 1, French, - sous%2Dmarin%20m%C3%A9dical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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