MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: MIT ENGINEERS HAVE DESIGNED A NEW NANOPARTICLE SENSOR THAT CAN ENABLE CANCER DIAGNOSIS WITH A SIMPLE URINE TEST. THE NANOPARTICLES (BLUE) CARRY DNA BARCODES (ZIGZAG LINES) THAT CAN BE CLEAVED BY CANCER-ASSOCIATED PROTEASES IN THE BODY (PAC-MAN SHAPES). ONCE CLEAVED, THE DNA BARCODES CAN BE DETECTED IN A URINE SAMPLE....
