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A certain Jedi Master, species unknown, once said, “size matters not.” But he obviously wasn’t referring to the latest Lego creation from the Lego group. Taking the title of the world’s largest Lego model is a 1:1 scale replica of an X-Wing made up of 5,335,200 Lego bricks and taking 32 Lego master builders 17,336 hours (around four months) to complete. .. Continue Reading Full-scale X-Wing replica touches down as world's largest Lego model

Section: Children

Tags: Lego, Model, World's Largest

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A certain Jedi Master, species unknown, once said, “size matters not.” But he obviously wasn’t referring to the latest Lego creation from the Lego group. Taking the title of the world’s largest Lego model is a 1:1 scale replica of an X-Wing made up of 5,335,200 Lego bricks and taking 32 Lego master builders 17,336 hours (around four months) to complete. .. Continue Reading Full-scale X-Wing replica touches down as world's largest Lego model

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According to American Cancer Society estimates, lung cancer will account for 27 percent of all US cancer deaths in 2013, making it by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Part of the problem is getting the toxic chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat the cancer into the lungs. A new drug delivery system aims to overcome this problem by allowing the drugs to be inhaled, thereby delivering the drug where it is needed while reducing the harmful effects to other organs... Continue Reading Inhalable drug delivery provides new approach to lung cancer treatment

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Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Drugs, Lung, Nanoparticles, Oregon State University, Rutgers University

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]]> MedicalDarren QuickDarren Quick Thu, 23 May 2013 21:43:15 -0500

According to American Cancer Society estimates, lung cancer will account for 27 percent of all US cancer deaths in 2013, making it by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Part of the problem is getting the toxic chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat the cancer into the lungs. A new drug delivery system aims to overcome this problem by allowing the drugs to be inhaled, thereby delivering the drug where it is needed while reducing the harmful effects to other organs... Continue Reading Inhalable drug delivery provides new approach to lung cancer treatment

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