► Ball, Philip science writer Dr. Nanotech Vs. Cancer Technology Review (MIT) 108.2 (2005):60-62. James Heath, a physical chemist at the California Institute of Technology, is working on a nano-size sensor for cancer. He believes that "banks of ultrasmall silicon wires, each made to detect a specific cancer-related protein could be the basis for cancer tests that are more accurate [and] cheaper and more convenient." (60) Heath and his lab are pioneering nanosensors that will be able to detect cancer using, for instance, only a drop of blood. Cancer is detected through the conductivity of coated nanowires: the presence or absence of cancer-related proteins shut down the electron flow (open or close the circuit). A cancer diagnosis could be made "automatically, in a few seconds or minutes on just a handful of cells and their contents." (62) Read Full Document: Technology Review (MIT) http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?Ver=1&Exp=06-30-2003&REQ=3&Cert=0pCmV0SGvtyblPuXpChZav0lHcCF20me2LJfhWDKe4xpywNwrlMNcR2ONaOi6cDB&Pub=23375