Nano microbots have been a theoretical concept that was thought to have been able to monitor the human body. Some researchers also speculated that micro nanobots could potentially fight off viruses. For example, in 2012 a nanorobot was made to target leukemia or lymphoma cells. The only problem is that the bodies immune system will react and try to attack the the nanobot. Scientists at Harvard have found a way to code nanobots in phospholipids making the nanobot invisible to the bodies immune system. This is promising for future nanobot technologies. However, this topic is a bit controversial as the phospholipid technology can be used to make deadly pathogens invisible to our immune system. In a sense, scientists have found a promising cure for the future, or the deadliest disease.
Credit: Steven Perrault/Harvard's Wyss Institute
Nature of science:
Conflicts within the scientific community - These nanobots with the coating technology could cure cancer/viruses, but this technology also potential to deliver deadly disease.
link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140422100021.htm
further readings: http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/75/
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