Interferon and Virotherapy Casey, Kyle, Mark, Wyt
What is Virotherapy? New form of cancer treatment Utilizes viruses to target cancer cells Safer than modern cancer treatments Targeted treatment
Why Viruses? Common and well understood Natural Variety Size Programmable
Relation to Nanotech Size in Nanometers –Avg. 10 and 300 Nanometers Related to Gene Therapy Emphasis on DNA and proteins “Drug Delivery”
Interferon Present in healthy cell Prevents viral reproduction Alerts immune system Lacked by cancerous cells
Our Model
Materials Practicality Schematic The Construction Battery LED Resistor
Our Model Virus Normal Cell Cancerous Cell
Our Model Scale Disparity –Virus to Cell –Cancerous Cell to Normal Cell
Our Model Purpose –Magnets –LEDs
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