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New 'Spider Pill' Roams Body Hunting Cancer

Camera pill first to be fully remote-controlled

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 12, 2009 10:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – It sounds like something out of science fiction, but a tiny robotic spider could save your life. Scientists have created a pill-sized camera that, once swallowed, can deploy mechanical legs and roam the body looking for cancer or other maladies, the Daily Telegraph reports. The... Read full story »

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