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Picosecond Laser Scalpel

Picosecond Laser Scalpel
A surgical laser that cuts and cauterizes is a double-edged tool—expensive, effective but risking damage to healthy tissue [MORE]

A Hair-Sized Lung Probe

Lung alveolus
In an extremely fine optical fiber, Scottish scientists devised a tool for assessing lung disease deep in the organ.  [MORE]

Pinpointing Melanoma

Hand held optical probe to diagnose skin cancer
Engineers at two universities, in Canada and Scotland, have developed “. . . [MORE]

3-D Printing with Synthetic DNA

Hydrogel
The dream of 3-D printing transplantable organs, even for drug testing, requires hydrogel “inks” that can maintain living cells. To [MORE]

3-D Printing with Embryonic Stem Cells

3D Printing with Embryonic Stem Cells
Cytologists in Scotland have used 3-D printing with human embryonic stem cells to [MORE]