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These Cancer Cells Were Spotted With A DSLR

10:40AM June 25, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This is an image of a tissue sample that doctors could use to detect cancerous cells. It’s crisp, it’s clear, it could save a life. And it was taken with a $US400 Olympus E-330. More »


Robot-Performed Autopsies: It’s Like Having A Stunt Double Corpse

10:40AM October 28, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Virtual autopsies create 3D images of deceased bodies to be used for examination. Save for having robots make micro-incisions for tissue samples, real bodies can rest at peace while the virtual stunt corpses are chopped apart. Goodbye, CSI-induced nightmares! More »