Remotely Activated Protein-Producing Nanoparticles

That was a mouthful, but it describes something that, if made practical, would be very useful for medical purposes. A group of scientists from MIT and the University of British Columbia have discovered a way to use nanotech to create “mini-factories” that can be programmed using lasers to produce different types of proteins and, when implanted into living cells, would distribute those proteins throughout the body. This would have many uses, from treating diabetes to cancer.

Here is a link to the American Chemical Association abstract and a link to the site Gizmo-Crazed where I picked this up.