Re: Bacteria as nanotech
<Why not just create bacteria to clean plaque out of arteries? Or a chemical that can dissolve it?
Sorry. Not my area. You might go to a medical site and ask the experts about the bactera thing, or to Dow about the chemical approach.
The answers might run the gamut of:
* alergies to the bacteria/chemical approach
* difficulty flushing chemicals from the system
* difficulties keeping antibodies from attacking the bacteria/chemical
* lack of biotech/chemical funding
I don't understand what the potential is with nanotech.
http://www.habitablezone.com/space/messages/16847.html
Might not be what you're looking for, but NanoTechnology Magazine has a lot of info.
Dan