Google working on Cancer Cells

With the rapid spread of cancer amongst people, many companies are working on their take to combat this disease. In the same manner, GOOG has started to work on magnetic particles which would be patrolling through the human body in search of active cancer cells.

GOOG claims that their magnetic particles which will be one thousandth of an average red blood cell would basically go inside the body and attach themselves to proteins, cells and other particles found in the body. Moreover the company is also working on wearable devices which would keep a check of such cancer causing agents in the body providing constant monitoring.

The purpose of these devices would be to acknowledge the patient about their wellbeing before the disease becomes serious so that precaution can be taken. GOOG itself believes that this will be the future of the healthcare industry and are optimistic that any test conducted by doctors in future would be through these devices.

The issue with coming up with such a device is that the company does not really know what material would actually allow these particles to attach with the cells moreover they have not been Able to deduce how many such particles would be required. This process is in the streamline and would further require 5 more years to flourish completely.

The incentive on the companies end is to broaden their perspective and not just limit their growth to browsing and advertisement but now intervene in new markets. For this purpose they have established their Google X research labs which are devoted to work and revolutionize the paradigms of healthcare.

The company has hired people from various professions such as chemist, physicist, astrophysics, and engineers etc. to collaborate and deliver an effective product. The company still has not revealed the actual amount spent by them for this particular project.

 Skeptics are still uncertain about the future of this product since only few products using nanotechnology have proved to be beneficial. Rests have resulted in vague outcomes.  The company has a divine purpose of choosing this mechanism because usually people spend massive amounts once diagnosed with diseases. These tests would allow them to keep a check and take precautions to avoid any such situation in the future.

One of the major issue with this would be that even if they succeed in making such devices and tests, their authenticity would still be an area of concern.