Our day today was filled with teachings on nano silver, cancer cells, and different types of microscopes. What I found especially interesting was the research being done to find some cures for cancer. There are many surprising differences between cancer cells and normal cells such as pH level, rigidity, and nucleus size. Using these differences the scientists were able to get a lead on the different and innovative ways they could find a cure. He mentioned how limited cures were at the moment such as keno therapy and radiation. Chemotherapy not only kills cancerous cells but healthy ones as well and has proven to sometimes kill the patient before the cancer does! When we were showed cancer cells that were 10 years old I was very surprised to find out that they were still alive and in fact cancer cells never die – they simply continue to grow and spread. By using the pH levels in the cells the scientists are trying to experiment with a drug which would target only cells with the pH of a cancerous cell and the normal cells would remain unaffected. These new innovations seemed so creative and I was amazed to see how close the researchers seemed to be to finding something new. This day got me very interested in cancer research and the new technologies available due to the nano sciences.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134550.php
http://www.nano-silver.com/
