Naked Science Forum
Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 03/12/2016 16:53:01
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Rayce Stipanovich asked the Naked Scientists:
Hi, I am a big fan of Dr. Who. Unfortunately, they only aired the first two seasons here in the US. anyhow, in your most recent podcast (which I have not yet had time to listen to) you meantion Bacteria with magnetic properties. In the description, you mention using them for treatment of disease. However, could these be used as a safer means of, let's say, a CAT scan or MRI. Instead of using a radioactive isotope of some chemical that could damage the body after some time and cause pain, why not inject these bacteria into the blood and then use a device to view the magnetic feilds produced to develop an immage. The technology is possible and I think that it would be easy to produce. If so, how long would this take to go into effect? Thanks.
What do you think?