smart bomb
n.— «Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston have developed a method of delivering chemotherapy to the cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells undamaged. They dub the device the “smart bomb.”» —“Nanotechnology used to Kill Cancer Cells” by Dan Wilson in Cambridge, Mass. Best Syndication July 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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