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By Biocat

Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale to create materials with various new properties, is a booming area of research that has great potential in many sectors. In medicine, it promises to revolutionize diagnosis of diseases, drug delivery and many areas of research, development and clinical application.

Although the potential of nanomedicine is indisputable, its use entails risks associated with the environment and health that must be minimized before it is generally applied in human beings. On 9, 10 and 11 October some 60 national and international experts will meet at CosmoCaixa Barcelona to present the latest breakthroughs, analyze scientific challenges for the coming decade and propose solutions to problems curbing the application of nanomedicine in society. These scientific debates organized by B·Debate, an initiative of Biocat and the "la Caixa" Foundation, and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) and Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB-UAB), are entitled Nanotechnologies in Health: current challenges and future prospects.

More information on the B·Debate website.

Another scientific debate was held last week, entitled The death of plant cells: From proteases to field applications, on programmed cell death in plants to help address growing food needs.

Follow the debate on Twitter @BDebate with the hashtag #BDebate

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