Microscopic particles of iron oxide in a coating of specific antibodies, "stick" to certain viruses, and then they can be detected by magnetic resonance imaging. This method provides much greater reliability than the currently existing methods, and also completely safe - iron is not harmful to living organisms.
As mentioned, the specific antibodies provide adhesion of iron oxide particles only to certain viruses, so that hunting can be carried out selectively.
In preliminary tests using this method was found in samples of human blood and other fluids herpes viruses and colds.
No less effective, this method will be in the field of gene therapy using the microscopic iron particles can be tracked movements of modified virus - the carriers introduced into an organism of new genes.
As mentioned, the specific antibodies provide adhesion of iron oxide particles only to certain viruses, so that hunting can be carried out selectively.
In preliminary tests using this method was found in samples of human blood and other fluids herpes viruses and colds.
No less effective, this method will be in the field of gene therapy using the microscopic iron particles can be tracked movements of modified virus - the carriers introduced into an organism of new genes.
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