ABSTRACT
Is it science fiction, or is it reality, when a miniscule chip, smaller than what is currently available, is used in the molecular genetics laboratory to considerably accelerate research and to help identify markers of diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic value? Is it science fiction, or is it reality, when specific drugs are delivered selectively to individual cells in the human body and thus treat potentially incurable diseases, with no side effects? Is it science fiction, or is it reality, when molecular robots are sent into the circulation with the mission of detecting cancer cells, disabling them, and then causing their selective destruction. This apparent science fiction is actually fast becoming reality, in the world of Nanotechnology.
