In the future, Kobayashi says, the pH-sensitive probe could be tailored to target other cancers, by attaching agents that bind to molecules that signal specific tumor types.
Was it so viewers would get emotionally attached to Agent David Siegel just in time for him to die? "Initial report is a mugging gone wrong," Peter said.
Previously, single-molecule strategies related to nanomaterials have included characterizing QDs [ 7– 9] and detecting attached targeting agents [ 10, 11] or determining the stoichiometry of biological complexes such as membrane-bound protein assemblies [ 12– 12].
With the ability of folic acid to deliver attached imaging agents specifically to activated macrophages in rodents with experimental arthritis well established [ 23- 25], the question naturally arose whether therapeutic drugs might also benefit from FR-specific targeting.
The proposed approach attaches an agent to each patient which is responsible of checking different medical aspects related to his/her prescribed therapy.
During epidermal wound healing for example, a NHK agent attached to or within certain proximity of a tile agent can behave differently depending on the type of its closest tile agent (proximity is measured as the euclidian distance between cell and tile agent centres).
Federal officials said the torture investigation spanned three continents and involved dozens of legal attaches, agents and prosecutors travelling abroad to interview hundreds of witnesses - including five victims who were brought to Miami to testify against Taylor Jr.
Furious residents have printed off stickers bearing the message: "Estate agents: Everyone hates you!" which they attach to agents' boards.
Demand is so much greater than supply in many areas, and properties come with the agent attached, so there's little scope for renters to shop around.
One of the most infamous license restrictions came attached to Microsoft Agent, a product that helped programmers create little animated helpers on the screen.
Late last year an agent attached to the state department's bureau of diplomatic security was accused of shooting dead a man inside a McDonald's restaurant in Hawaii.
