Australia’s public TV network, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ran a story in their Australian Story segment on Monday evening (6th August) called “For the Holy Grail”. This is a remarkable and very personal story about a pair of scientists working on veterinary diseases who were affected by the loss of colleagues to cancer, and ultimately directed their attention to a cancer cure based on nanotechnology. Their ambition was to “deliver anti-cancer drugs to the body in a way that avoids the need for chemotherapy”. Their technique targets the cancer with a nano-cell called an ‘EDV’ or Engeneic Delivery Vehicle. The ex-CSIRO scientists, Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and Dr Himanshu Brahmbhatt, are now part of startup company EnGeneIC.
The focus of the story is not nanotechnology, but the motivation and energy of scientists seeking to address very human issues. One of the most touching aspects is the support of their peers to pursue their “Holy Grail”. The story is profiled at www.abc.net.au/austory. Australian Story is televised on Mondays at 8.00 pm, and repeated on Saturdays at 12.30 pm, on ABC-TV, and on ABC 2 on Thursdays at 8:45pm, Fridays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 7:30am and 8:00pm. Worth seeing!
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