Sonia Contera: How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine?

<p>This week we talk to one of the world’s leading pioneers in the field of nanotechnology, Sonia Contera.</p><p>Nanotechnology is the application of science at a truly nano scale. To put that in perspective, if a nanometre were the size of a cup of tea, a meter would cover the diameter of the whole Earth.</p><p>Being able to control the world at such an intricate level has the potential to revolutionise medicine - enabling us to target cancer cells, deliver drugs and fight antibiotic resistance – but how do we create technology to that size?</p><p>Sonia talks to our editorial assistant Amy Barret about how her work in nanotechnology began, building proteins unknown to nature, and why going nano is nothing like in the movies.</p><p>Her book <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691168807/nano-comes-to-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nano Comes To Life</em></a> (£22, Princeton University Press), is out now.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/sonia-contera-on-nanotechnology/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the full transcription</a> [this will open in a new window]</li></ul><p>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.</p><ul><li><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>&nbsp;on these services:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcast</a></li></ul><p>