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Micromedicine to the rescue

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Medical researchers have long dreamed of "magic bullets" that go directly where they are needed. With micromedicine, this dream could become a life-saving reality.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 52, Issue 6
One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality
June 2009
128 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1516046
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Published: 01 June 2009
Published in CACM Volume 52, Issue 6

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