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Finding Small Chromosome Abnormalities with DNA Sequencing
DNA Sequencing
In July 2012, researchers at Stanford University announced that they had sequenced the entire genome of a fetus using [MORE]
Vapor Therapy System to Ablate Lung Tumors
Lung Tumor Ablation
Using a technology called “InterVapor” (from Uptake Medical, Tustin, CA) physicians ablated a colon cancer metastasis to the [MORE]
Autonomous Surgical Robots
Johnson and Johnson Sedasys System
This piece is generally about the rise and future of surgical robots, but the first thing [MORE]
Implantable Gastric Monitoring Chip
Gastric Implant
Indigestion, cramps, malnutrition and endocrine disorders are some of the consequences of gastric dysrhythmias and there are no good [MORE]
Optofluidic Flu Strain Scanner
UCSC MicrofluidicChip
Quoting directly from this piece: “New on-chip technology enabled researchers from UC Santa Cruz and Brigham Young University to [MORE]
Growing Skin into Nerves
Aging Human Brain Cells
So, that’s how it works! Membranes that contain the nucleus of neurons deteriorate from aging and allow [MORE]
Monitoring the Immune System Noninvasively
Leukometer
Patients undergoing anticancer chemotherapy need frequent blood monitoring to see if the drugs are killing off more white blood cells [MORE]