Cooking cancer cells

Carbon nanotubes, used with near-infrared light and antibodies, hold promise for treating malignancies

Covered in antibodies and bathed in laser light, carbon nanotubes kill malignant cells with heat. The new technique may one day enable physicians to target and kill cancerous growth without surgery, radiation or chemotherapy.

ANTIBODY ATTACHMENT Using a transmission electron microscope, scientists captured an image of antibodies attaching to carbon nanotubes.