Machine that 'uncooks eggs' used to improve cancer treatment

By Marcus Strom
Updated June 2 2015 - 10:08am, first published May 22 2015 - 12:45am
Professor Colin Raston with his invention, the vortex fluidic device, which can 'uncook' egg whites.
Professor Colin Raston with his invention, the vortex fluidic device, which can 'uncook' egg whites.

A machine invented by an Australian scientist that can "unboil an egg" by unfolding the proteins in egg whites back to their natural state has been hailed as a potential game-changer for the targeted delivery of chemotherapy drugs for cancer treatment.

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