IBM researchers unleash plastic 'ninjas' to fight deadly bacteria

Having discovered that materials could be manipulated at the atomic level to control their movement, IBM researchers used this knowledge to create staph-killing 'ninja polymers' that leave healthy cells alone. They move quickly to target infected cells in the body, destroy the harmful content inside, and then disappear from the body by biodegrading without damaging side effects or accumulating in the organs.

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[Skrimyt]

I suppose that's just fear taking root where scientific literacy hasn't.

Eugenics refers to the process of forcefully sterilizing some people and promoting the breeding of other people to achieve a sort of artificial selection on a societal level. That is evil.

But antibacterial nanoparticles have NOTHING AT ALL to do with that; they're not entering your cells and not touching your genes (which is what viruses do). They're inert little mines that blow up bacteria and break down over time.

[poopskinTheLiar]

But will IBM employ similar technology to combat the NanoPirate threat?

[Stuart Scanlan]

Evolution has led to the development of MRSA. Let's hope that this technology works without the MRSA being able to stay one step ahead of this technology. Don't underestimate the power of evolution.

[mitsukai89]

i am a computer scientist be careful who you talk to.

[mitsukai89]

ever heard of eugenics? i dont want people to put stuff in my food and alter my genes.

[adfhadfvb]

Toughen up. If it doesn't kill you it will make you stronger.

[mitsukai89]

i dont want that in my food ... O_O

[catklyst]

IBM when I graduate from university I want to work for you so badly....